Chapter 7: Brock, the invitation to Team Rocket

A/N: Here is the seventh chapter of the story, enjoy. I do not own Pokemon except my OC and this story.


"What's taking this so long?!" Exclaimed an annoyed Ash.

"We will get there when we get there so just shut up and keep walking!" Arcus yelled.

Misty snickered and said,"You deserved to be yelled at by Arcus. You have been asking that same old question for a long time."

Arcus huffed and said,"You guys go on ahead. I'll just teleport there and see how tough the gym is."

Ash quickly grabbed onto Arcus and said,"Wait! Take me with you!"

Arcus shook his head and said,"Sorry Ash, you have to walk there." He pushed Ash off him and he teleported away from them.


Somewhere in the Viridian Forest, Team Rocket were setting up a trap. Well...mostly Meowth cause Jessie and James were rehearsing their motto.

Meowth finally snapped as he placed the shovel on the ground and said,"I don't get why you two are always talking and I'm stuck doing all the work!"

Jessie replied,"We haven't got much time. If the twerps are heading for Pewter City, they'll have to past this way."

James continued,"and they'll fall right into our trap."

Laughing, Jessie and James grabbed their shovels and they went in to help Meowth dig a hole.

Once they were done, they quickly hid it with dirt. Unfortunately, they soon forgotten where their trap was placed and they searched the area until they found it when they fell into it and dirt fell on them afterwards.


Arcus had just teleported to the edge of Pewter City and he quickly got into his Human form as he entered the city without anybody noticing him.

While searching for the gym, he had past by many people and he asked a man,"Excuse me. Do you know where the gym is?"

The man nodded and said,"Sure, it's just over there."Arcus looked over to where the man was pointing and the man said,"By the way, be careful when you face the gym leader, Brock. His Pokemon are very powerful but if you have a Water Pokemon, you have no problem."

Arcus nodded and said,"Thank you for the information."

Along the way to the gym, Arcus entered the Pokemon Center and he walked up to the counter. As soon as he saw who was behind it, he jumped back in surprise and asked,"Nurse! What are you doing here?"

The nurse titled her head in confusion and said,"I always work here. I'm Nurse Joy! It's nice to meet you."

Arcus shook her hand and replied,"It's nice to meet you too." Arcus then asked,"May I ask you a question?" Nurse Joy nodded and he said,"Do you have any siblings that look just like you?"

Nurse Joy nodded and said,"Of course! I have many siblings and cousins who all look just like me! We all have the same name, the same looks and even same jobs! We aren't the only family to have many lookalikes, Officer Jenny's siblings and cousins all look the same too! To prove that, here are pictures of our families." She handed two photos to Arcus and he gasped as he saw multiple Nurse Joys sitting next to each other and the other photo showed multiple girls with bluish-green hair and they were all dressed in police uniforms which Arcus realized them to be Officer Jenny and her family.

He put the photos down and said,"By the looks of your family, I say that there's one Nurse Joy and one Officer Jenny in every cities. Am I right?" Nurse Joy smiled and nodded. Arcus sighed and said,"Thank god I got that solved. Now can you help me heal up my Pokemon? I want them to be ready for a match later and I'm not sure if they're ready yet."

Nurse Joy nodded and said,"You just give me a few minutes and they'll be in tip-top shape! You might want to get something to eat too, you look like you haven't eat anything!"

Arcus chuckled and said,"No need Nurse Joy, I'm not that hungry."

Nurse Joy shrugged and said,"Suit yourself. Now just take a seat and I'll call you when I'm done." Arcus nodded and he went over to sit down next to a couple of trainers.

One of the three trainers took a look at Arcus and whispered to his friend,"Hey, look. That guy looks like he could be of use to Team Rocket."

His friend chuckled and said,"Let's test him out first to make sure."

Unknown to them, Arcus was able to hear every single word they said and Arcus thought If I can get into Team Rocket, I can give information to Ash and Misty so they won't need to see those three again.

The two trainers stood in front of Arcus and one of them said,"Hey kid, how 'bout we have a friendly match?"

Arcus silently chuckled but he managed to say,"Sure but wait till my Pokemon are fully healed first."

After a while, Nurse Joy walked out and said,"Alright! Your Pokemon are ready for any battle you wish to have and they sure are getting ready."

Arcus took back his Universal balls and said,"Thank you Nurse Joy."He turned to the two trainers and said,"Now, how 'bout that battle?"

The two trainers smiled and said,"There's a court we can use outside. Follow us."


Once the two trainers and Arcus were standing right at the court.

One of the two trainers had decided to become the referee of the match while the other trainer was up against Arcus.

"You better be ready to feel my wraith!" The trainer said.

Arcus said,"Try all you want but I'm not going easy for you!"

The other trainer then announced,"This will be a three-on-three Pokemon battle! Trainers, please choose your Pokemon!"

The trainer tossed his Poke ball and exclaimed,"Bulbasaur! I choose you!" As Bulbasaur emerged from the Poke ball, the trainer said,"What about you? Decided yet?"

Arcus smirked and said,"Meowth! You're up!" As his Universal ball touched the ground, Meowth emerged from it and he gave Arcus a thumbs up.

The other trainer announced,"First battle: Bulbasaur vs Meowth! Let the battle begin!"

Arcus started off by saying,"Meowth, fury swipes!" Meowth nodded and charged forward with his claws unsheathed and glowing.

The trainer exclaimed,"Bulbasaur, use vine whip!"

Bulbasaur revealed his two vines and wrapped them around Meowth, strangling him.

Arcus then exclaimed,"Meowth, use bite to free yourself!" Meowth complied as he quickly bit onto the vines, causing Bulbasaur to yelp in pain while removing his vines from Meowth.

The trainer gritted his teeth as he said,"Bulbasaur, use razor leaf!" Bulbasaur leaped up and leaves started flying towards Meowth at high speed.

"Use protect!" Arcus exclaimed.

Meowth was then engulfed by a giant green bubble-like shield and the leaves all dropped onto the ground after they hit the shield.

Arcus then said,"Meowth, fury swipes all the way!" Meowth unsheathed his claws again and he clawed Bulbasaur.

After a few more swipes from Meowth's claws, Bulbasaur fell on his back and the other trainer announced,"Bulbasaur is unable to battle! Meowth wins!"

The trainer returned Bulbasaur to his Poke ball and then tossed another one out and exclaimed,"Magnemite, your turn!"

As Magnemite emerged from the Poke ball and Arcus took out his Pokedex to get some information of Magnemite,"Magnemite, a Magnet Pokemon. Its means of floating through the air are not understood. This very mysterious Pokemon is of the Electric type."

"Electric type huh." Meowth returned to his Universal ball and Arcus tossed another Universal ball and exclaimed,"Torchic, it's your turn now!"

As Torchic emerged from the ball, both the trainers took out their Pokedex and both their Pokedex said,"No information of this Pokemon has been recorded."

The trainer grumbled and said,"Who cares! I'm still going to beat that chicken anyway! Magnemite, use spark!" Magnemite floated down and he fired a bolt of lightning at Torchic.

Arcus exclaimed,"Torchic, dodge it and use ember!" Torchic quickly jumped to her left and the lightning bolt missed by an inch. Torchic then fired several fireballs at Magnemite.

Unable to avoid Torchic's ember attack, Magnemite was knocked down and was no longer able to battle. The other trainer announced,"Magnemite is unable to battle! Mysterious...uh...Torchic wins!"

Returning Magnemite to his Poke ball, the trainer tossed his final Poke ball and exclaimed,"Flareon, It's all up to you now!"

As Flareon emerged from the Poke ball, Arcus took out his Pokedex again and it said,"Flareon, the Flame Pokemon. Flareon is the evolved form of Eevee. The air it inhales is ignited by a flame in its body and expelled as fire."

"Fire type now." Arcus smirked and returned Torchic to her Universal ball and he tossed out his final Universal ball as he exclaimed,"Mudkip, finish this off quickly!"

Mudkip emerged from the ball and the trainer said,"Judging from its looks, you just sent out a Water type right?"

Arcus nodded and said,"Mudkip, use water gun!"

Mudkip opened his mouth and a fountain of water was shot out.

The trainer said,"Flareon, dodge and use tackle!" Flareon nodded and leaped above the water.

Too predictable. Thought Arcus as he said,"Mudkip, water gun above you at maximum power!" Mudkip stopped his current water gun attack and he shot another water gun attack above him, hitting Flareon hard.

As Flareon fell onto the ground, Arcus exclaimed,"Mudkip, use tackle to make sure Flareon is down and out!" Mudkip nodded and charged straight at Flareon.

Upon colliding with Flareon, Mudkip flung Flareon out of the court and she fainted once she landed. The other trainer announced,"Flareon is unable to battle! Mudkip wins!"

The trainer returned Flareon to her Poke ball and he turned to Arcus and said,"You were pretty good out there. How 'bout joining our organization, Team Rocket? We are scouting for potential trainers since we lack man power. You interested?"

Arcus replied,"I'll think about it. After all, I am planning to be a breeder. I'll be back to tell you once I have my answer."

The trainer then said,"I'll speak to my boss about letting in a Pokemon breeder if you're interested. My name's Jack by the way and he's Adam."

Arcus smiled and said,"Nice to meet you two. I'm..." He thought for a name for a while and then said,"I'm Aaron."

Jack shook Arcus's hand and said,"It was nice meeting you Aaron. We'll be waiting for you here everyday in case you return."

Arcus nodded and said,"I'll remember that."


"So this is how the Pewter City gym." said Arcus as he stared at a building made out of giant rocks.

As soon as he entered the gym, Arcus was right in a dark and silent room.

He walked around the room for a few seconds until he heard someone asked,"Who goes there?"

A light shining down on a teenage boy sitting on a rock. Arcus replied,"I am Aaron. I came here to earn a Boulder badge."

The teenage boy smirked and said,"You're looking at the right guy." He got up and said,"I'm Brock and I'm the gym leader of Pewter City."

Brock snapped his fingers and the lights came on.

Arcus looked around and saw that rocks were coming out from both sides. He leaped onto a nearby rock and held on to it until the entire ground had stopped moving.

Brock said,"In this gym, we have a rule and that is battles are two-on-two. Are you ready?" Arcus nodded confidently as Brock asked,"But first, tell me, how long have you been with your Pokemon?"

Arcus replied,"As long as I can remember and that's it!"

Brock huffed and said,"Your confidence will be your downfall but as gym leader, it's my duty to accept any kind of challenges. Let's begin."


Brock took out one of his Poke ball and tossed it up as he exclaimed,"Geodude, go!" Once his Poke ball opened up, a Pokemon that resembled a rock with a pair of arms emerged from it.

Arcus took out his Pokedex and it said,"Geodude, the Rock Pokemon. Geodude has incredibly high defensive power, making it virtually resistant to any physical attacks."

He smirked and tossed his Universal ball out while saying,"Mudkip, come out!"

Mudkip emerged from the Universal ball and Brock exclaimed,"No way! You have a Pokemon from the Hoenn region!"

Arcus said,"So that's the name of the region. I was wondering what the region's name was."

Brock said,"Let's just begin already! Geodude, charge straight at it and use tackle!"

Geodude nodded and charged towards Mudkip. Arcus quickly said,"Mudkip, dodge it and use water gun!" As soon as Geodude passed Mudkip, Mudkip turned and blasted water out of his mouth. Geodude was knocked down by the water and he fainted afterwards.

Brock returned Geodude to his Poke ball and said,"That water gun attack was quite powerful. I've never seen any Water Pokemon done that before."

Arcus smiled and said,"Thanks Brock. I am aiming to be a Pokemon breeder anyway so why not start as soon as I got my Pokemon."

Brock smiled back and said,"It just so happens I also want to be breeder, the world's best Pokemon breeder!"

Arcus said,"I won't stand in your way of becoming the best breeder. All I want to do is take great care of all my Pokemon and that's it."

"I like the way you think. Tell you what, how 'bout we finish this match up quick so we can talk more about becoming breeders."

Arcus replied,"I got a better idea. Why don't we just end the battle now so you can heal up your Geodude and we can start talking. I just came here to see if you were tough enough to beat my friend who will be coming soon."

Brock nodded and said,"This match is over then! Both of us have forfeited the match!"

Arcus called back Mudkip and said,"Great job Mudkip! Now just take a good rest." Mudkip smiled and he returned to his Universal ball.


"Okay Brock, your Geodude is fully recovered," said Nurse Joy.

Once Brock picked the Poke ball from her hand, he exclaimed,"I...I think my heart just exploded! Seeing you is enough for me to fully recover myself! Please Nurse Joy, be with me all the time! We were meant for each other!"

Luckily, Chansey came along and chanted a few times and Nurse Joy said,"I'll be off now. Take care!"

Disappointed, Brock slumped back to the sofa that Arcus was sitting on.

Arcus smiled and said,"I see you have a crush on Nurse Joy."

Brock looked at Arcus and said,"Are you kidding?! Her beauty exceeds those of her sisters and cousins!"

Arcus petted his back and said,"Okay, chill out lover boy."

Once Brock calmed down, Arcus asked,"Tell me, why aren't you pursuing your dream?"

Brock sighed and said,"It's because I have to remain here and take care of my family. After my father left to become a Pokemon trainer, me and my brothers and sisters never heard from him since then. Our mother...she too left to become a trainer while she was trying to support us so that just leaves me to take care of my siblings."

Tears started to roll down his cheeks and Arcus said,"I understand now why you didn't become a breeder. I am expected to be a breeder because my father told me to have fun catching and raising them. He made my Universal balls for me so I can catch Pokemon that wants to be one of my Pokemon and he even made my Pokedex."

Brock asked,"Is your dad a professor like professor Oak?"

Arcus shook his head and said,"All I can tell you is that my dad is a special one."

Few minutes of chatting have past and Brock suddenly said,"Hey, I just got an idea!"

Arcus titled his head and Brock said,"Arcus, would you mind coming over to my house tonight?" Arcus nodded and Brock said,"Great! With someone there to help, I won't have to be doing things all by myself!"

Arcus said,"If that's going to happen, I'll just let you take a look at my Pokemon too."

Brock nodded and said,"It's getting late, I should head back to the gym so I could battle your friend."

Arcus nodded back and said,"I'll watch from the side then."


After a few minutes walk, the two were back in the gym and Brock went back to sit down on the rock again while Arcus sat next to him.

Soon later, the door opened and a boy stepped in while yelling,"Hello!"

Brock broke the silence by asking the same question,"Who goes there?"

The light shone on Brock and Arcus, revealing their presence to Ash. As Ash turned to look at them, he asked,"Arcus, what are you doing here?"

Arcus replied,"I'm here to see you battle Brock. I have already fought with Brock but we decided to quit."

Ash asked,"Why would you want to quit a match?"

Brock replied,"That's because we both have the same goal and it doesn't involve gym battles."

Ash turned to look at Brock and said,"So you must be Brock! I am Ash from Pallet Town! I challenge you!"

Brock asked,"Is this your first gym match?" Ash then became confused and Brock explained,"A gym match is different from other battles. This match is for Pokemon league authorization, there are special rules."

Ash asked,"What do you mean by 'special rules'?"

Arcus explained,"Different gym matches all have different rules. This gym match is that you and Brock use two Pokemon each."

Ash asked,"How do you know that?"

Arcus replied,"Brock explained it to me."

Brock looked at Pikachu and asked,"How long have you been with that Pokemon?"

Ash replied,"About two weeks I guess."

Brock said,"Your Pikachu is in its cutest stage, it can't win."

Ash exclaimed,"I'll worry about my Pokemon and you worry about your Pokemon!"

Brock simply said,"Suit yourself. As gym leader, I have to accept every challenge so let's just get this over with." He snapped his fingers and the lights all came on again.

The side of the walls opened up to reveal rocks and the rocks started to move closer towards Ash. He quickly ran back and he stopped once the rocks stopped moving and it revealed a rock field.

Brock stood up and said,"let the match begin."

Ash smirked and said,"Pikachu, you're up!"

Brock tossed his Poke ball up as he exclaimed,"Onix, go!" Once the ball landed on the ground, a giant snake-like rock Pokemon emerged from it.

Too scared to battle, Pikachu ran back to Ash and tried to get Pidgeotto to fight instead. Unfortunately for Pikachu, Ash grabbed him and said,"What are you doing Pikachu? This is your battle and not Pidgeotto's."

He gently pushed Pikachu back onto the field and Brock exclaimed,"Onix, tackle attack!"

Onix charged in and was about to land a blow on Pikachu but Pikachu ran away, making Onix crash onto the ground. As Onix lifted his head up, he wrapped his tail around Pikachu and Brock said,"Onix, bind him now!" Onix complied by squeezing Pikachu once he was sure Pikachu was trapped in his grip.

Ash gritted his teeth and said,"Pikachu, use thunder shock!" sparks of electricity formed around Pikachu's cheeks and he released tons of lightning bolts but Onix didn't budge at all.

Brock folded his arms and said,"You haven't raised it really well. Such a weak Electric attack can't hurt Onix." With Onix gripping tighter, Pikachu was starting to get extremely weak.

Ash grabbed Pikachu's Poke ball and said,"Pikachu, return!" As a red light emitted from the ball, it was stopped by Onix, preventing Pikachu to return to his Poke ball. That's when Ash couldn't take anymore and exclaimed,"Cut it out!"

Brock asked,"Do you surrender?"

After a long silence, Ash replied,"I...I do."

Onix released Pikachu from his grip and he returned to his Poke ball and Brock said,"You'll need a lot of practice before you can beat me." Ash picked Pikachu up and he started to walk away.

As the gym's door closes, Brock sighed deeply and said,"Your friend's Pikachu was weak. To make that worse, he doesn't know that Electric type Pokemons are weak against Rock type Pokemons."

Arcus said,"Give him a break. He just started his journey and he already has big dreams."

Brock then said,"Let's go to my home. It's getting late now." Arcus nodded and the two headed out of the gym.


"I'm home!" Yelled Brock as they entered the house.

Once he closed the door, nine boys and girls dashed out of a room and they all crowded Brock. Arcus gazed at the scene and smiled as he thought Talk about family resemblance.

Brock turned and said,"Arcus, you can bring out your Pokemon. We don't mind having Pokemon running around in the house. It keeps the kids busy."

Arcus took out his Universal balls and all his Pokemon emerged from them.

First, Meowth came out, followed by Torchic, Mudkip, Spearow, Snivy and finally, Kabuto.

As soon as Brock saw them, he said,"You sure have quite a number of new Pokemon I've ever seen."

Arcus smiled and said,"It's all thanks to my dad that they are here with me now. Spearow is also just a replacement for one of my other Pokemon. My dad is giving my Pokemon an upgrade so I have to use Spearow for the time being."

Brock sighed and said,"At least you have a dad that cares for you."

Arcus petted his back and said,"Brock, why don't you go make dinner. That might get things cleared from your mind."

Brock smiled and nodded before he said,"Alright guys, I'm about to make dinner so stay here."

All the boys and girls nodded and exclaimed in unison,"Okay Brock!"

While Brock was making dinner, Arcus was busy grooming Meowth with a brush that one of Brock's sister had lent. Snivy and Kabuto were busy having fun playing with Brock's sisters and Torchic and Mudkip were having fun playing around with Spearow.

Just when Brock was almost done with dinner, Arcus received a message from his father.

Arcus quickly headed out of the house with his Pokemons and he opened up the message: Dear Arcus, I sent this message to tell you Absol is halfway through her upgrade and she will be back with you in about a month time. During the next one month, I hope you'll be taking care of your Pokemon. By the way, while I was supervising your other Pokemon, it seems Weedle has already evolve into a Kakuna. I'm sure your Kakuna will become a Beedrill soon and when that time comes, be sure to test him out.

Arcus smiled and said,"Well, looks like we'll be seeing Absol in a month." Snivy and Torchic happily chanted and Arcus said,"I know you two can't wait to have Absol back so you three can have fun again. But for now, let's work together till Absol returns."

All the Pokemon nodded and Brock yelled,"Hey Arcus, dinner is ready! Come back in when you're ready!"

Arcus looked at his Pokemon and said,"Let's get going now. We don't want to keep them waiting now do we."

At the dinner table, Forrest asked,"So, is it true you are trying to become a Pokemon breeder like our brother?"

Arcus nodded and said,"I was never the one who liked to battle but when it's needed, I battle."

Brock said,"I sure wish that I could follow you on your journey, then maybe we could become the world's best duo breeders!"

Arcus laughed and said,"I wish for that too but you have to take care of your family."

Forrest then asked,"By the way, what was that message you got just now?"

Arcus smiled and replied,"My dad said that my Pokemon should be back with me within a month so I better spend some time with Spearow before I sent him back to be with Kakuna and Magikarp again."

Brock said,"So you've caught only Spearow, Kakuna and Magikarp and the rest of your six Pokemon?"

Arcus replied,"The first six were given to me by my dad. Spearow, Kakuna and Magikarp were caught by me before I came here."

Before they knew it, outside of the house was a giant glow of yellow light. Arcus said,"I have know idea what that was but I think it's time for me to hit the hay."

Brock yawned too and said,"Yeah you're right." Not long, Brock and his family were all asleep in their beds while Arcus was asleep with is Pokemon around him.


The next morning, as Brock woke up, he saw that Arcus and his Pokemon were not in the room.

Brock quickly got up and ran out of his room to find that Arcus was just feeding his Pokemon. Brock gave a sigh of relief and said,"For a second there, I thought you weren't even in the house anymore."

Arcus looked up and said,"I would never leave until Ash gets the Boulder badge. I'm sure he'll be back later to get it from you."

Brock huffed and said,"If he can even beat me that is."

Snivy climbed up of Arcus's shoulders and chanted,"Sni!"

Arcus smiled and handed her a piece of Pokemon food that he had as he said,"Your appetite sure is quite surprisingly big for a girl like you Snivy." Snivy simply smiled and bounced off his shoulders and landed next to Torchic.


After a hearty breakfast, Brock and Arcus headed back to the gym and when they entered, the door was slammed opened and Ash came in exclaiming,"I'm back!"

Arcus chuckled and said,"Told you so."

Brock simply huffed and said,"Haven't you learnt your lesson yet?"

Ash glared at Brock and said,"We're ready for you this time Brock!"

Pikachu confidently gave out a few electric spark from his cheeks and Arcus thought Pikachu didn't had this much power before. Maybe that light last night was from Pikachu.

The lights of the gym turned on and Arcus, Misty and Brock's siblings were all spectating at the top of the gym.

"Two Poke balls each." Said Brock as he tossed his Poke ball onto the field. Geodude emerged from the Poke ball as Ash tossed his own Poke ball out and Pidgeotto came out.

"Pidgeotto, use gust attack!"

Pidgeotto started to circle around Geodude, causing them to be engulfed in a sandstorm that lasted only for a few seconds. Once the sandstorm cleared, Geodude began punching Pidgeotto, who was dodging every blow Geodude was delivering. Unimpressed, Brock said,"Don't you know Flying Pokemons are weak against Rock Pokemon." Soon, Pidgeotto was knocked out.

Ash then sent out Pikachu, causing Brock to say,"I feel sorry for you Pikachu. Being raised by such a weak Pokemon trainer."

Ash gritted his teeth and said,"Pikachu, now's our chance to show him how weak we are!"

Arcus rubbed his chin and then said,"This battle is getting exciting, come on out boys and girls!" Arcus sent out all six of his Pokemon and they all stood next to him as he said,"Take a good look, the fun has just begin."

Pikachu smirked as he discharged a very high voltage of electricity at Geodude that literally fried Geodude upon contact. All of Brock's siblings stared in disbelief as they watch Brock call back Geodude and sent out Onix onto the field.

With just a glance at Onix, Pikachu discharged more lightning bolts around the stadium. One lightning bolt nearly hit Ash while another destroyed a rock and another collided with Onix. The rest of the lightning bolts destroyed the lights of the stadium and one was aiming directly for Snivy.

Seeing this, Arcus quickly got in front of Snivy and the lightning bolt hit him. As Arcus fell on his back, all his Pokemon gathered around him as Brock, his siblings, Misty, Pikachu and Ash stared in shock.

Arcus tried to move his arm but Pikachu's lightning bolt was too powerful that it managed to paralyze him even though he is immune to it. Snivy and Torchic tried to help him up but they were zapped by the electricity that was flowing.

Feeling guilty, Ash said,"Arcus, if you can hear me, Pikachu didn't mean to do it! He just misfired that's all."

Arcus weakly said,"Meowth...get the...Pokemon food." Meowth nodded and ran over to Arcus's bag and took out a piece of the food and carefully placed it inside Arcus's mouth. Once Arcus swallowed the food, the electricity slowly vanished from his body and he slowly got up again.

Brock growled and said,"You'll pay dearly for hurting a fellow Pokemon breeder! Onix, wrap Pikachu up now!" Onix complied and he wrapped his tail around Pikachu, strangling him.

Ash quickly said,"Pikachu, give it another thunderbolt!"

As Pikachu released another round of lightning bolt, all the electricity were transferred from Pikachu to Onix. As Pikachu finally stopped after a few seconds, Onix continued to squeeze his grip on Pikachu but stopped when Brock exclaimed,"Onix, stop!" Onix unwrapped Pikachu, who fell onto the ground, fainted.

Ash then said,"No Brock! I want to play this match to the end!"

Brock replied,"There's no point in going on. I really don't want to hurt your Pokemon." Disappointed, Ash faces the ground.

Unnoticed by everyone, the fire that started from the lightning bolts that hit the lights set the sprinklers off, drenching Onix in water.

As Onix gave a scream of pain, Ash took the opportunity to attack by saying,"Pikachu, use thunderbolt again!" Pikachu focused all his electricity into the attack as he directed the lightning bolt at Onix, causing Onix to be in even more pain as he fell to the ground.

Once the sprinklers stopped, Ash had told Pikachu to give it a final blow but Ash was interrupted when Brock's siblings all attacked Ash. One of them said,"You leave Onix alone! My big brother worked hard to raise him you big bully!"

Not able to take anymore, Arcus had snapped and yelled,"This match will no longer continue!" Ash and Brock both looked at Arcus with disbelief as he said,"No more! I will not continue to watch this if any Pokemon are going to get hurt!"

Arcus then revealed himself in his Pokemon form, shocking Brock and his siblings.

He quickly jumped down with his Pokemon following him. He approached Onix and he gently placed his hand on Onix's forehead. Arcus then whispered,"Rest." Onix's pain-filled eyes slowly calmed down and his eyes returned to being peaceful as Arcus turned back and said,"I can't stand to watch Onix suffer from another thunderbolt attack when he's already drenched in his weakness. Brock, call off the match. I have put Onix to sleep so he could regain his energy."

Ash quickly said,"Pikachu, return!" Pikachu turned back and ran back to Ash's side as he said,"I get what you mean Arcus. That wasn't a fair match since the sprinklers went off. Brock, the next time we meet, I'll beat you my way. Fair and square." Ash, Pikachu and Misty started to head out with Arcus and his Pokemons following them.


As they were approaching the edge of the city, Ash said,"I'm sorry I was tough on you Pikachu. But you really did a great job!"

Arcus huffed and said,"At least you know when to battle and when to quit."

They all soon heard Brock calling out to them,"Hey! Wait up!" They turned around and saw an exhausted Brock in front of them. He said,"Ash, you forgot this."

He handed Ash a Boulder badge and Ash said,"No. I can't accept that. I didn't beat you at all."

Brock shook his head and said,"No. It was me who had lost to you. You beat me in battle and in being kind to all Pokemon."

Ash was about to argue but Arcus stepped in and said,"Ash, Brock said that because he meant it. Brock gets more pleasure from raising Pokemon just like me. Both of us don't care about being great Pokemon trainers, we are both aiming to be best Pokemon breeders. But he can't leave the city cause he has to take care of his brothers and sisters."

Brock sadly nodded and said,"Arcus, I...I want you to fulfill my dream! Will you do that for me?"

Arcus nodded and said,"Anything for a fellow breeder."

That's when a man appeared and said,"Brock, you go live your own dreams."

Arcus and Brock looked at the man with curiosity and Ash exclaimed,"Flint!"

The man, known as Flint, removed the hat he had and the beard as well. Brock gasped,"My father."

Ash said,"You mean you're the good for nothing father who left home and never came back?!"

Flint explained,"That's right. It was me. I couldn't become the greatest Pokemon trainer I wanted to and because I was such a failure I was too embarrassed to go back to my family."

Ash asked,"But why did you help me instead of Brock?"

Flint replied,"You reminded me of myself. You didn't seem to have a chance." Ash groaned as Flint looked at Brock and said,"It's time I started taking care of my family. You go fulfill your dreams."

Brock started off by saying,"First, there're somethings I have to tell you."

Flint misunderstood and said,"After all these years, I understand how you must feel about me so I want to get everything off your chest."

Brock handed Flint a needle and a thread as he said,"Suzie always rips her dresses so you better learn how to sew and Timmy only eats cold spaghetti for breakfast, Tommy likes cornflakes for dinner..."

Flint stopped Brock by saying,"Slow down, I can't write that fast!"

Too bad, Brock continued anyway.


After the group have finally left Pewter City, Brock asked,"Hey guys, are you sure you're alright with me coming on your Pokemon journey?"

Ash nodded and said,"Sure we are! The more the merrier! And it's good to have someone besides Arcus to talk with."

Brock then asked,"Well, what about that girl who's following us?"

Annoyed, Misty said,"Don't forget about my bike Ash! I'm going to follow you till you pay me back!"

Arcus said,"That's why. Ash destroyed her bike when he was trying to get Pikachu to the Pokemon Center in Viridian City."

Ash then said,"Okay, let's try to lose her." The three of them began to run off wit Misty trying her best to keep up.

While they were running, they hadn't noticed that they had stepped on three heads that popped out of the ground.

A/N: This proves to be the longest chapter of all my longest chapters. Hope you liked it! Please review and criticism is allowed.