Hi, so far, the votes of first and third person are 3 first and 2 third. So this chapter will mostly be in first and a tiny little bit will be third. And please forgive me if I forget the third person bit. It's just that I'm typing as I go along, some parts I have put a lot of thought into it but I am way to early. I know I shouldn't type as I go along, but I am very impatient, I have no time for plans hell, I have no time for going through it and I probably should. I do not own pokemon, if I did then don't expect Ash Ketchum making any appearance from now on. By the way, this chapter is going to be mostly Dylan's P.O.V. I would also like to say Beldum's moves are ones it cannot learn for a reason. Beldum can learn nothing but Take Down, and I really don't want to put a gym leader's pokemon as one that knows only one move.

(Dylan P.O.V)

"Ok Dylan, same rules as Rae's battle, three pokemon each, the match finishes when the first trainer can knock out two of the opponents pokemon, if the match goes 1-1 then the final pokemon will be pitted against each other, also pokemon can only be used once." Samantha called over the field as she drew a pokeball out of her belt. "GO BELDUM!" she shouted as she flung her Beldum's ultra-ball onto the field. Beldum screeched metallically as it appeared.

"I'm counting on you Murkrow!" I called as I threw my flying types pokeball.

Murkrow crowed and took flight into the air.

"Beldum, use Confusion!" Beldum's eye twitched as a light aura surrounded Murkrow. Murkrow shook its head slightly and the aura disappeared, leaving Murkrow unharmed. "Dammit, I forgot that psychic moves have no effect on dark types." Samantha said, while shaking her head.

I smirked. I could see my opening as plain as day. "Murkrow, Dark Pulse!" Murkrow shrieked as rays of darkness erupted from Murkrow's beak. They crashed into Beldum, and it let out a metallic cry.

"Beldum, Lock on then Bullet Punch!" she cried as Beldum scanning Murkrow. Beldum panged again and flew towards Murkrow at an amazing speed. Orange strips of light formed around Beldum's body.

"Murkrow, Dark Pulse!" I cried. Murkrow screeched as it once again let out dark rings from its beak, it collided with Beldum, as it grunted but continued with the attack. It slammed into Murkrow, who squealed and black feathers rained down upon the arena. I gritted my teeth together.

"Beldum, again Bullet Punch!" Samantha ordered. Beldum launched itself again, orange strips of light spiralling around its metal body.

"Murkrow, fly upwards towards the ceiling!" I commanded. Murkrow screeched and flew upwards, towards the skylight. I had a plan. As I thought, Beldum flew up after it. "Now, Murkrow drop down!" Murkrow gave a squawk as it dived down. Beldum followed after it again, both pokemon looked like they were about to crash into the ground. "Pull up!" I shouted.

Murkrow squawked again and extended its wings, it pulled up from the ground at the last second and flew gracefully just above the arena, avoiding rocks as it went, I was still engrossed by my Pokémon's amazing grace. Beldum however wasn't so lucky as it crashed into the ground. Dust covered it, but as the dust disappeared, Beldum was still standing… floating.

My eyes scrunched together in annoyance. When will this thing fall over? I glanced at my Murkrow, still flying gracefully in the sky. "Murkrow Dark Pulse then a Wing Attack!" I ordered. Murkrow was a graceful and loyal pokemon. I am so glad to have captured him.

Murkrow raised itself into the air and shot rays of darkness again, it hit Beldum again and it let out a metal clang as it flew back slightly, Murkrow flew up and dived down again, it's wings a pure white, that somehow projected perfectly against Murkrow's natural black feathers. He slammed both wings on Beldum and the force of the hit, forced it down into the earth of the arena.

"BELDUM, FLASH CANNON!" Samantha cried. Beldum grew a bright silver and it released a beam of the same colour as it were moments before. Unlike Rae and matching Beldum's Flash Cannon, I chose defence.

"Murkrow Wing Attack and spin towards the Flash Cannon!" I pointed. Like I said, Murkrow was a loyal pokemon, so it followed my orders without hesitation, regardless. Murkrow's wings grew white again and it spun rapidly through the Flash Cannon.

Murkrow disappeared momentarily disappeared in the light. I got a little worried for him and that my plan didn't work, but my worries were put a side once Murkrow blasted out of it and slammed his wings into Beldum.

Samantha gasped at the collision as her Beldum was thrown across the field onto her side of the field. The Beldum floated back up tiredly, it shook slightly as it did. Samantha shook her head, a small smile on her face. "Thank-you Beldum," she said. "You've done your best, but now I'm afraid I have to forfeit your battle." She finished.

Beldum panged in what I think was protest but gave up as it nearly collapsed on the spot. Samantha drew out Beldum's pokeball and returned it. She then raised her head and grinned. "That was impressive, but I won't let you win easily!" she exclaimed.

I grinned back at her. "Let's go shorty." I taunted. She glared at me, smirk in place as she threw another Ultra ball.

"Lairon FOR THE WIN!" she practically screamed. As Lairon exited it's pokeball it slammed its large feet into the ground and roared determinedly.

I returned Murkrow and drew Turtwig's pokeball and threw it in front of me. "Turtwig!" in a beam of light, my grass type pokemon entered the battle. "Turtwig, come on, if we win this battle we leave with the Metallic Badge." I told him. He nodded a smirk on his face and turned his attention on Lairon and glared menacingly.

"I make the first move," Samantha smirked. "Lairon, Iron Tail!" she ordered, pointing at Turtwig. Lairon roared and sped off down the arena, head-butting the rocks on the field, causing them to crash down into the ground. Wow, all of a sudden I lost nearly all of my confidence on winning.

As Lairon neared it took a step back and swung its back half of its metal body towards Turtwig. Lairon's tail began to glow as it brought its tail to Turtwig's side.

"Turtwig, dodge it then bombard it with Razor Leaf!" I commanded. Turtwig smirked and jumped up, narrowly missing Lairon's tail from smashing into his side. Turtwig curled into a small ball and began spinning as it released leaves that glinted brightly in the sun, like it was sharp metal. They slashed at Lairon's sides, it groaned, clenching its eyes closed. Looks like it's more vulnerable to Grass types than most Steel types.

I smirked. I could use this to my advantage. "Turtwig, Absorb!" I shouted, and just like my Murkrow, he obeyed without question. How did I get so loyal pokemon? Turtwig growled and released green balls of energy from his body. They travelled over to Lairon and disappeared into its iron body. Lairon grimaced as the green balls left its body and travelled back to Turtwig, giving him more strength.

From the distance, I saw Samantha bite her lip nervously. "Lairon, give Iron Head and then Flash Cannon!" despite her facial expression, her voice did not waver. Lairon's iron plated head grew the same metallic silver as most of her Steel type moves glowed. Lairon charged the short distance and rammed into Turtwig, sending him flying across.

"TURTWIG!" I cried. Lairon's body glowed metallic silver and it released its Flash Cannon that completely enveloped Turtwig. Throughout the blast of energy, I heard Turtwig yelp. I gritted my teeth together nervously. As the light dissipated a cover of dirt covered Turtwig, out of nowhere sharp leaves flew out of the dust cloud and went straight for Lairon.

"LAIRON, PROTECT!" she shouted. A bubble of blue energy covered Lairon and protected it from the leaves. When the cloud disappeared, there was an angry glint in my Turtwig's eyes. He growled and stomped his feet on the ground.

I didn't know whether to be grateful that Turtwig would give it his all in this fight, or sad that he might lose himself a little. "Turtwig, give Lairon a Bite!" I shouted over to him. Turtwig raced over and pounced on Lairon like a lion would on its prey. He slammed his jaws shut on Lairon's back. Lairon grunted. "Now Turtwig Absorb!" green energy balls left Turtwig's body and launched into Lairon once again.

Lairon cried out as both Absorb and Bite were taking a number on it. The green balls returned to Turtwig and some bruises on his body faded. His jaws clenched tighter around Lairon.

"Lairon Iron Head on the closest boulder!" Samantha shouted over the field. Lairon roared and charged into a rock. As it crashed through it Turtwig lost his hold and fell off of it. "Iron Tail!" she called.

Lairon turned around and slammed its tail into Turtwig. "Turtwig, grab onto Lairon's tail with Bite!" Turtwig bit down onto Lairon's tail. Lairon grunted and swung its tail back and forth. "RAZOR LEAF!" I shouted. Turtwig smirked slightly as it released his sharp leaves. They slashed against Lairon's body. It roared in pain and fell over, unconscious.

Samantha stared wide eyed at her unconscious Lairon. She smiled and withdrew her pokemon. She started walking over to me. I smiled and returned my exhausted Turtwig, as I looked up Samantha was standing just in front of me, smiling widely. It was kind of creepy.

"Congratulations Dylan, you have managed to beat me and win the Metallic badge," she said and handed me a circular metal badge with grey rings in the middle. "I feel kind of ashamed," She admitted sheepishly. "Losing both of my pokemon to a trainer with little to no experience in battling."

I mocked hurt. "Wow that cut me real deep." I smirked. She smiled sheepishly and turned around.

She turned her head to face me and frowned. "Okay, you're boring me, you can leave now." She said and waved her hand to me then the door. I smiled and walked out of the door. As I exited the hall that led to the arena, I was met by Celina's always cheerful smile and a scowl and a sharp deadly glare from Rae's depressing somehow very beautiful face. No stop it Dylan.

"I DON'T BLOODY BELIEVE IT!"

(Rae's P.O.V)

"I DON'T BLOODY BELIEVE IT!" I nearly screamed. Okay, I might have screamed it, but can you blame me? It took all three of my pokemon in the battle against Samantha and guess what? Dylan beat her with two. WITH TWO! And the pokemon he used had a disadvantage to her specialised type.

Dylan smirked that hot smirk of his smugly, and god how I wished to knock it off of his face. "It's not my fault I'm a natural trainer." He said smugly. I glared at him.

Celina skipped on my left as Dylan walked gracefully on my right. WHY IS HE SO PERFECT?

"I think it's wonderful that Dylan won with one pokemon, especially with Turtwig" Celina chimed happily.

I whipped my glare to her, though was completely ineffective since she had her eyes glued on the sunrise.

I turned my head to see Dylan again, but he was too busy looking at the mines, south of Oreburgh. I nudged him and he stopped walking and stared at me confused. "What?" he asked.

"What are you looking at?" why did I ask a question I already knew the answer too?

He looked at me for a while before finally saying. "I'm going my own way now." He said.

My jaw dropped and I looked at him shocked, willing my voice to come out steady and strong, I finally said something. "Why?"

"I just want to check something out, that's all," he said. "And I don't want to keep you here in Oreburgh for too long."

I shook my head. "It's okay; I can stay here with you."

Dylan smiled at me and I felt my heart skip a beat. Stupid internal organs. "Nah, it's okay I will meet up with you in Floaroma Town." He said.

I stared at him, by eyes narrowing slightly in confusion. "Okay, if you say so." I said while I walked towards Celina who had stopped meters away. I was suddenly hit by a cool gust of wind on my right side, I didn't know how warm Dylan had kept me.

As I reached Celina she looked at me questionably. I shrugged at her. "He's going to meet us in Floaroma Town." I said. She still looked confused but just shrugged it off and started skipping again.

I started walking; looking back I could see Dylan watching our retreating figures. I gave a small smile, I knew he couldn't see it, but I hoped he could.

(Dylan's P.O.V)

I watched Rae and Celina walking away from the spot I stopped to tell Rae I was staying. Their figures were small but I could see Rae turn her head and give a little smile. I felt a small smile lift on my face.

As they left my line of vision, I finally turned around and walked off to the Oreburgh Mine. After the museum incident, I noticed a couple of those thieves run off into the Oreburgh Mine when we were walking back to the gym. I didn't tell Rae because she would have wanted to go in with me, but I think most of them have some kind of vendetta against her now.

I came across a large gaping hole that had rails leading inside of it, like the hole was a mouth. I took a deep breath and began walking in. Darkness enveloped my body as I dwelled deeper into the cave. After moments of slow walking, the cave started to light up. Torches that shone a deep red were lined in the mine like it was in Oreburgh Gate.

The sound of metal banging against rock sounded in my ears as the miners dug into the thick and rocky walls. They ignored me as I walked deeper into the mine.

The mine began to dim and I found myself bumping into another person. I knew who it was when he turned around. "Jack, what are you doing down here?" I asked. Jack was a boy in Twinleaf Town, actually he was my neighbour, he lived with his aunty, and ever since his mother and father died he had been so depressing and a little creepy. Not to mention Celina seems a little infatuated with him for some reason.

"I thought you might have come here, the demons told me." He said. Sorry, I mean really creepy.

"Okay…" I said awkwardly, I started shifting awkwardly on the spot. "Again, why are you down here?"

Jack smiled, and I'm not talking about a real smile, I mean this creepy strange sort of a smile but more of a frown. "I heard rumours that a restless spirit has wreaked havoc in this mine," he said. "I am here to settle it."

"Why would you want to see a ghost? Their creepy, freaky, disgusting paranormal parasites," I stated, my nose scrunching up.

Jack glared at me. "Ghosts are spiritual beings, that should be worshipped more often." He hissed. One thing to know about Jack Skeleton (Dreadfully depressing name, don't you think?) he is creepy as heck, I think I already said that and if you say how creepy his obsession is then he would most likely hit you.

"I'm sorry, next time when I'm feeling alone, I'll draw a pentagram on myself and do some voodoo." I rolled my eyes. Jack glared harsher at me.

He was about to say something but was cut off by a voice from the deepest part of the cave. "Well, well, well, if it isn't the Dumbass that won by a fluke," the voice mused. It sounded rough and scratchy but I recognised it instantly.

I turned around to face one of the grunts that robbed the museum. "Wow, calling a fourteen year old teenager a dumbass, you're a real role-model." I smiled at him. The man stepped out of the shadows, he looked battered and bruised. Rae really did a number on him. "You were also beat up by a girl." My smile morphed into a smirk.

The man scowled and swiped a pokeball from his belt. "GIBLE, USE DRAGON RAGE!" he threw the ball and one of the Gibles me and Rae versed earlier jumped out. It opened its jaws and charged a violent, violet blast deep within its throat.

"Duskull, Shadow Ball!" Jack said calmly. A shadow on the ground travelled up the wall and a grey plasma with a bone white skull for a face, it was missing its bottom jaw and its eyes were red with a white pupils. I felt cold just by looking at the Ghost type. It shot a ball of dark energy and it slammed into the Gible, sending it flying against the mine walls.

The wall cracked slightly and the Gible fell to the ground in an awkward heap. The grunt panicked and returned his Gible. He glared at us and flipped us off before running past us and out of the way of the exit. "I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS BOY!" he screamed.

Wow, pathetic. Jack smirked at me. "You leave for three days and you already have mortal enemies, Dockwood." He mused.

I glared. "Shut up Skinner." I spat. I know it's not that creative compared to my sharp wit, but I couldn't really think of anything else. Besides, Skinner is his real last name, and he hates it.

He glared back. "My name is Skeleton, not Skinner…" he was cut off by two thuds on the ground. We both turned our heads and found two pieces of rock on the ground. But as my eyes adjusted to the lack of light I found there were grooves in them.

Jack walked over and picked them up. He studied them and just frowned. Deeply. "There fossils," he stated idly. "Rock type pokemon." He said and threw them at me. I juggled them, but got my grip on them.

"So? what's wrong with that?" I asked.

He just shrugged, his black hair shining in the dim torchlight. What the hell? "If it's not a Ghost type, I don't want it." He said. He looked at Duskull and nodded. "Let us go." he said and began to walk off.

I smirked. "What? No good-bye?" I asked, feigning hurt. He just shot me the bird while he walked, his back turned. I chuckled as I placed both fossils in my backpack. Where I got it, you ask? I don't know, but I am that awesome for one to just appear.

End of chapter. Hello, I just introduced an OC Jack Skeleton (also Jackson Skinners) by Forgotten Tactic. I hope you enjoyed the battle between Dylan and Samantha. I was this close *pinches fingers together* (I have no idea, why I did that) to not writing it, but now you see how much I care for all of you lot. Also thank-you, I have reached 70 reviews and that is deeply appreciated, because I didn't really expect more than 13, but you have proven me wrong. If I could, I would reach out into your computer, phone, etc. But then you will probably put a restraining order on me. Thank-you again. :) Also, the chapter might not be as long as I hoped.