Here's chapter eight of my popular Pokémon fanfic. Recap: Touya reaches Shippou city to battle Aloe, the gym leader of Shippou city, and defeats her using the complete opposite tactics against her, the power of the mind. Now Touya's going to have to face a new problem that will follow him throughout his travels in the Unova region.

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN POKEMON OR ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. I ONLY OWN THE IDEA FOR THIS STORY IF IT'S ORIGINAL.

Battle VIII: Why are you doing this?

Four days after I had earned my Basic Badge I quickly rested at the Pokémon Center as both myself and Bel headed out. Bel continued to tell me about the travels we had together and I began thinking what I would have done without Bel's help; she's cared for me, taught me about Pokémon and my past, and she's introduced me to the most essential people in each town we go to.

We reached another town on the outskirts of Shippou city and stopped for a rest; not realizing that this would be where today's story starts. We walked through block after block without meeting a new person, and the people that did see us ran away on sight. Bel tugged my sleeve and showed me to a wanted poster with my face on it.

"What's going on here, Bel?"

"It says,

'WANTED: TOUYA YIN, ON SUSPICIONS OF POKEMON ABUSE AND OTHER ASSORTED CRIMES AGAINST NATURE. REWARD: $50,000, A SMALL PRICE TO PAY FOR THE GOOD OF ALL POKEMON.

~ISSUED BY OFFICER JENNY AND CHANCELLOR OF TEAM PLASMA, N~'.

For some reason N's convinced people that you're a dangerous person."

"Am I really worth $50,000?" I asked.

Bel banged me on the head and grabbed me by the collar, "Idiot! This means that you are probably the most wanted man in all Unova!"

She continued to pant as I answered her comment, "Is that good or bad?"

She screamed out of frustration and dragged me by the collar to a local inn. The innkeeper was a young woman in her early to mid twenties and seemed very friendly. Bel waved to her and she gave us a key without a word or mention of the cost.

When she got me up to the room she threw me onto the bed and locked the door behind her.

"Okay, probably a basic question, but where are we?"

"This is an inn owned by my relatives. They've left a room aside for the family in case we need it. Listen Touya I'm gonna keep this quiet while trying to figure out how to calm this down, until I do stay put." She commanded.

"Fine, whatever. Wake me when you finish everything" I said yawning then nodding off.

I heard Bel close the door and lock it as I drifted off deeper and deeper into my dreams. I reopened my eyes and found myself once again in the Dream World. I called out for Reshiram as she appeared in an instant. Cool, I thought.

"You summoned me master?"

Yeah, okay; thing is N's making false accusations against me and now I'm having to rely on Bel for help.

"And why is this a bad thing?" she asked.

Because Bel was never supposed to get involved with my affairs in the Dream World to begin with. And now that she's going up against N's superiority I'm afraid that she won't be able to help at all.

"You pose an interesting theory. Come with me into a gaze of reality."

Reshiram led me to a small window that read below, "REALITY". I peered outside and saw Bel walking amongst the town. She asked for permission to make an announcement from a local police officer who obliged her wish. As the townspeople gathered she stood on a podium so everyone could both hear and see her.

"People of this town listen to my words! The wanted posters posted against the person named Touya are falsified! They are produced by a man who will continually torment Touya until he confers to the same ideals as his!"

"And how do you know this, miss?"

"My name is Bel; I travel with Touya keeping him safe from his past! I have seen this man that they call N and found him to be a liar to his words! If you don't believe me then battle me and find my resolve in my battling!"

What! I've never seen Bel battle before in a regular street battle except for maybe that carnival! Reshiram, do you think she can do this?

"The question is whether or not I believe it, but if Bel believes in herself." She replied.

I watched as Bel prepared her first poke ball and threw it sending out Chillarmy. The first if three opponents sent out his Pokémon revealing it to be a Pansage. Bel started off with a Fury Swipes as Chillarmy charged forward with elongated claws striking the Pansage multiple times. Pansage jumped back and prepared its own attack. Unsure of what it was Bel told Chillarmy to be prepared for anything. The Pansage's hands began glowing in a radiant light as the sun began pouring power into Pansage's body.

"Solarbeam!" the trainer commanded.

Pansage pushed its hands forward and made a concentrated beam of solar power charge itself towards Chillarmy. Chillarmy quickly dodged as Bel gave her next command.

"Sweet Kiss!"

Chillarmy made a motion and a flurry of hearts sprang out encircling Pansage. Pansage then became confused and repeatedly attacked itself causing itself to go into unconsciousness. The trainer returned his Pokémon and made way for the second trainer to battle Bel. Bel returned Chillarmy and prepared her second Pokéball. She threw it sending out her Pidove, Pidove gave a confident cry as the trainer sent out his Pokémon; a large centipede that Bel looked up in her encyclopedia as Pendra.

Pendra started with an attack that the trainer called out as Toxic. The attack hit the ground with enormous pressure that it caused a depression in the road that it had hit with its Toxic. Pidove and Bel looked at each other and gave a sarcastic laugh.

Quick question; how in the heck is Bel supposed to get past that Toxic and the power behind Pendra's overall body mass?

"Maybe you should be asking yourself as to why Bel is battling not how she is supposed to do anything." Reshiram said. "At the moment Bel is battling, but for what reason? Part of believes that Bel is doing this so you won't have to rely on your own power time and time again saving her from close shaves. Do you remember when she was affected by the Ranpuura you captured? She must still feel weak from not being able to do anything in kind to help with that. Also, when you captured Gothimu it was because Bel was afraid of the strained relationship it would have with Futachimaru, she wants to prove her bravery, but most important of all is the fact that Bel is doing this to keep you safe from N's closing proximity to your allegiance. While she knows nothing of the Dream World, she will play a larger role in the coming war that stems from this point in your new life, Touya. The only way for things to work out is to congratulate her with something that you know is rightfully hers." She said just before disappearing.

Well, Bel. I guess I'm gonna hafta figure out what is "rightfully" yours. Until then, battle on!

Bel's battle against Pendra continued in Pendra's favor with it being able to continually dole out powerful poison attacks. Pendra then began to tire due to its overexertion of poison attacks. Pidove began its counterattack on Bel's command to use Air Slash. Pidove flapped its wings in the shape of an X and sent out two concentrated energy slashes made of the wind. The Air Slash hit Pendra dead-on but not enough to sustain enough damage to defeat it completely. Bel then smiled to herself and told Pidove to use nothing but a move called Sand Attack, a move that merely lowers the accuracy capabilities of its target. Pidove continually kicked up sand and hit Pendra in the eyes with it blinding him causing him to tip over due to its enormous size in both height and weight.

Bel thanked Pidove for its hard-work while I remained dumbfounded. Using tactics that causing Pokémon harm by their own hand instead of exerting her own power is simply brilliant. I clapped as the picture still showed me the reality that I was sleeping through and it showed the last trainer going up against Bel before she would show her resolve. The Pokémon he sent out was a large feline Pokémon with dark fur and spots. He named it as Lepardas; the evolved form of Choroneko, a Pokémon that is fast on its feet and maybe twice as effective than its predecessor. Bel threw her final Pokémon and sent out Futachimaru. The otter made a motion for the Lepardas to attack first and it obliged it with an attack that made several zigzagging motion.

Uh-oh, I thought, this is what N used on me; Sucker Punch, please Bel stay safe.

Lepardas almost made contact when Futachimaru intercepted its attack with one of its scallswords. Futachimaru kept its head down and lifted it up with a smirk on its face. The otter Pokémon then attacked the Lepardas with the other one of its scallswords. Lepardas was launched back and landed on all four of its hind legs and charged Futachimaru with elongated claws made of shadows. Futachimaru braced itself for impact and was launched back nearly twelve feet resulting in a state of unconsciousness for Futachimaru.

Bel fell to her knees when her opponent took off his hood to reveal his green ponytail. The man chuckled and offered his hand to Bel as she turned it away.

"You must be N that's been giving Touya so much trouble."

"If he were to join my cause this will all stop. Don't deny him his destiny little girl."

"I won't let you take him from me. He doesn't belong with you, he's different from us all, he will stop whatever it is your trying to do to humans and the bond we share with our Pokémon. And I'm gonna help him along the way no matter what happens; even if he becomes the old Touya who showed no mercy, I will follow him in his journey so that he will know what it means to be the very best."

I felt a tear drop from my eye as I smiled while looking at the picture. I rubbed my eyes dry and thought to myself; I know what you mean now, Reshiram. Go to your true master, the one who truly deserves to have a Pokémon as special as you, the only one who is brave enough to take chances when it comes to training her Pokémon, Gothimu. Go to Bel; accept her as your master, not me. As I finished my train of thought Gothimu released itself from my Heal Ball therefore making it as a wild Pokémon again and jumping out the window towards Bel and the scene that was going on currently.

"Touya will join me, which you cannot deny him."

"Touya's not the person who's going to join you because you say it's his destiny, I'll fight you even if it's with my bare hands, and I won't let Touya fall for your tricks. I won't let you take him!"

As she finished talking Gothimu fell down from the room landing on its legs perfectly in front of Bel almost as though it were defending her. Bel seemed startled by its appearance as it seemed to be as though it was a wild one, but then noticed something that only she would remember. The bow on its head appeared slightly shorter than most and remembered it from the day Touya caught it. She pushed a Pokéball on it and caught it officially and then sent it out to continue her match with N.

"You can't be serious; Lepardas is a Dark-type and Gothimu is a Psychic-type; a clear mistake on your part."

"Touya defeated you with only his Janovy against two of your Pokémon one of them being right there, I can't lose knowing that Touya has surpassed me in the first month of his new training journey. And now, with one of his Pokémon that has chosen me as its trainer how can I refuse its wish. Gothimu, Confuse Ray!"

Gothimu shook its body and sent several lights flashing brighter and brighter around Lepardas gaining more speed as they continued to encircle Lepardas. Lepardas jumped out of them before they could make contact and fell right into another set of Confuse Ray sent out by Gothimu sent out only seconds beforehand. Lepardas became confused and N instantly called it back with a disgruntled look on his face.

"Maybe it's you who I should be searching after, and Touya is just the way to do it. Be that as it may, my endeavors will not cease and I will make Touya one of us."

N disappeared from sight and Bel was left alone with only Gothimu out to prove her point. The people closed in on her and congratulated her on her victory.

"Huh?"

"You showed us that if Touya is as dangerous as they say he is that maybe you can keep him on the straight and narrow, but promise us that you'll come back soon for another battle, okay?"

"…sure." She said after hesitating.

I left the portrait and fell back into the nothingness of the dreams that I had been shown. I woke up to find myself still in the room and Bel just getting back from her little endeavor.

"So how'd it go?" I asked.

"Fine, but if I didn't know any better I'd say you were there watching us."

"Guess we'll never know."

"By the way Gothimu found a new trainer." She said as Gothimu stepped from behind her leg and winked at me.

I winked back and looked back up at Bel as she asked me what my helpful saying was for the day.

"Maybe this one; 'Having a single friend who helps is better than having a million who don't.' Thank you Bel." I said bowing.

Bel chuckled and pulled me into a hug. I blushed slightly and we both went off towards our next destination, Castelia City and the next gym in the region known as Unova.

Chapter VIII complete

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