Ch 9 Rustboro gym battle

It was early in the morning at the Rustboro city gym.

Jason stood on one end of the battlefield as Roxanne stood on the other with one of Roxanne's students on the side as the ref.

Autumn, Emelia, and Finn were watching from an upper level walkway.

"Jason's first gym battle, this should be good." Finn said.

Autumn was excited to see Jason battle.

The two exchanged different expressions. Jason looking more serious, while Roxanne looked more confident expression.

"The battle between the gym leader Roxanne and challenger Jason Ketchum is about to begin. Each trainer will be allowed 3 pokemon and only the challenger is allowed to substitute pokemon. Trainers choose your pokemon."

"Alright Jason , time to see if you're as good as your father." Roxanne said as Jason gave an irritated expression.

Roxanne took out her first pokeball and smiled as she threw it forward.

"Go Geodude." She said as the round rock pokemon came out and held his arms in front of his face.

Jason took out his first pokeball and held it close to his face.

"Here we go. I choose you Taillow!" He shouted as he hurled Taillow's pokeberry forward and the small bird came out.

"Taillow!"

"You're choosing a Taillow as your first pokemon? Interesting choice, then again I've seen your father make such choices and turn out on top."

Hearing her say that just irritated Jason even more.

"Taillow use Steel wing!" Jason shouted.

Taillow flew in right at the Geodude with his wings turned metal.

"Direct I see, very well. Geodude use Rollout to move forward ."

Geodude rolled forward as Taillow smashed into the ground and Geodude turned to face him.

"Get up he's in front of you!" Jason shouted.

Taillow got up and flew right at Geodude with his wings still metal.

"Geodude use Rollout!"

Geodude rolled forward again as Taillow once again slammed into the ground.

Jason gave an irritated expression as Taillow tried to get up.

Autumn and Finn were getting concerned, they had never seen Jason act like this before. Why was he taking this so seriously.

"I don't think your father would be impressed."

Jason's face was about to turn red.

"Taillow get that Geodude now!"

Taillow was now starting to get afraid, he had also never seen this side of Jason.

Still he flew at Geodude with his wings up.

"Geodude use rock throw with Rollout."

"Geodude." Geodude said as he hurled to rocks forward, knocking Taillow's metal wings aside before rolling forward and into him, hurling the small bird back.

Jason grit his teeth and tightened his fist.

"Not a very good start. You're father would be disappointed."

Jason looked as if he were ready to maul Roxanne as Autumn gave a very worried look.

She almost went out to him when Finn stopped her.

Jason was about to call out to Taillow again when he heard a voice.

"You aren't your father. Don't let her put you in his shadow"

Jason had never had this happen to him before, he was almost afraid. Who's voice was that? It sounded strangely familiar to him, as if he had heard it before.

That was when he saw Taillow get up with a frightened expression on his face. He was frightened of him. Jason realized he was going down the same path he went with his first 3 pokemon.

He took a deep breath and finally put a smile on his face with a determined look.

"Better put that Taillow out of his misery, use Rock throw."

Geodude hurled several rocks forward at Taillow.

Jason knew if he used Steel wing to knock them out of the way he'd move slower and Geodude could move. But if he used agility rather than force.

"Taillow use quick attack off each rock." Jason said.

Taillow sensed Jason's tone change and felt relieved. He did as Jason said and used short bursts moving off each rock, avoiding being hit by any before he was past them and hit Geodude with Quick attack.

Geodude was moved back a few inches, but kept his same expression as Taillow flew over him.

"Great hit Taillow."

Autumn and the others were relieved to see Jason calm down.

"Hm, not out of the fight yet I see. Ok Geodude use smack down."

Geodude hurled a curved rock right at Taillow.

"Steel wing to cover yourself."

Taillow turned his wings metal and covered his body as the curved rock bounce off the metal.

"Rock throw! Aim for his wings!"

Geodude hurled several rocks forward at Taillow.

"Agility worked once, let's try it again with some power." Jason thought to himself.

"Tuck your wings in and use quick attack."

Taillow tucked his metal wings in and moved through the rocks until he was harmlessly past them.

"Rollout!"

"Steel wing!"

Geodude curled himself up into a ball and hurled himself at Taillow.

Taillow brought out his metal wings before smashing them right into Geodude's face, hurling him into the ground.

When Geodude's arms fell to his sides they saw his eyes were swirly.

"Geodude is unable to battle."

"Alright we got one Taillow!"

"Taillow!"

"Jason beat her first pokemon." Autumn said sounding excited.

"Looks like he's past whatever was bothering him." Finn said.

"Geodude return. Maybe you are like your father." Roxanne said as she returned her Geodude.

Despite hearing her say this, Jason kept his cool.

Roxanne took out her next pokeball and hurled it forward.

"Go Nosepass." Roxanne said as she hurled her next pokeball forward.

A Nosepass came out and stood in front of Roxanne.

"What pokemon is that? Autumn asked as she took out her pokedex.

"Nosepass, the Compass Pokémon. Nosepass has a nose that functions as an electromagnet and determines location by moving its nose about."

"Nosepass use rock slide."

Nosepass hurled several large rocks into the air over Taillow.

"Quick attack into Steel wing."

Taillow quickly flew through the falling rocks before reaching the other side and raising his metal wings."

"Power gem." Nosepasses's eyes glowed red before he unleashed a blast of rock energy that crashed into Taillow, knocking his wings aside and plowing into his chest.

"Taillow!" Taillow cried before he was hurled back and landed in front of Jason.

"Taillow!" Jason shouted as the small bird tried to get up only to fall back down with swirly eyes.

"Taillow is unable to battle."

"Taillow's down" Emelia said.

"Jason still has the lead." Autumn said.

"Taillow return, you did your best." Jason said as he took out his next pokeball.

"I choose you Charmander!" Jason shouted as Charmander came out and stood in front of him.

"Charmander!"

"A Charmander too, are you trying to make some kind of statement?"

"It's how a pokemon is trained, not their type match up."

Roxanne smiled.

"True enough. But mine are well trained. Power gem."

Nosepass's eyes glowed red as he unleashed a large pulse of rock energy at Charmander.

"Maybe steel can block it." Jason thought.

"Charmander Metal claw!"

Charmander turned his claws metal and held them over his chest as the blast crashed into them.

Charmander grit his teeth as he tried to hold back the Power gem.

"Charmander Flamethrower!"

"Char!" Charmander shouted as he opened his mouth and unleashed a jet for fire that crashed into Nosepass's face.

While it didn't do much damage, it did make him back up and stopped him from using Power gem.

"Great! Hit him with Metal claw!"

Charmander ran forward with his claws held back.

"Iron defense."

The Nosepass turned his entire body metal and held his arm up, blocking Charmander's attack before pushing him back and making him stumble.

"Rock throw."

"Stop them with Metal claw!"

Charmander quickly turned his claws metal and swiped at every incoming rock, knocking away as many as he could.

"Power Gem!"

Nosepass's eyes glowed red as he unleashed a blast of rock energy that crashed into Charmander, knocking his claws aside and crashing into his chest.

"Mander." Charmander grunted in pain as he stumbled backwards and fell onto his back.

"Perfect follow up with Rock slide."

Nosepass unleashed a barrage of rocks into the air over Charmander.

"Charmander run! Use Metal claw!"

Charmander put on a determined face and quickly got up, running past as many rocks as he could and smashed any others with his claws.

"Nosepass use Iron defense."

Once again Nosepass covered himself in metal as Charmander got close.

"Maybe that Iron defense can be beaten by something steel's weak again." Jason Thought.

"Flamethrower!"

"Charmander!" Charmander shouted as he unleashed a jet of fire from his mouth that crashed into Nosepass and melted the metal off Nosepass's body.

"What?" Roxanne said.

"Metal claw!"

Charmander reached Nosepass who was now unprotected ad slashed clean across his face with all of his metal claws.

Nosepass fell clean onto his back with swirly eyes,

"Nosepass is unable to battle." The ref said.

"Great job Charmander!" Jason shouted.

"Char!"

"Alright Jason!" Autumn shouted.

"Wow, he used flamethrower to eliminate the effects of Iron defense. That was brilliant." Emelia said.

"Jason's one pokemon away from winning." Finn said.

"Nosepass return, alright now you've impressed me Jason. But I've still got one pokemon left, and he's my most powerful." Roxanne said as she reached for her last pokeball.

"Go Onix!" Roxanne shouted as a large rock snake came out and towered over Charmander.

"What is that?" Autumn asked she opened her pokedex.

"Onix, the Rock Snake Pokémon. It tunnels through the ground which shakes when it raises its thunderous roar. It can move the ground at fifty miles per hour."

"Jason better be careful, Onix is an incredibly powerful pokemon." Finn said.

"Roxanne's Onix is even more powerful than the average Onix." Emelia said.

"Jason can do this, he still has two pokemon." Autumn said.

"Onix use dig."

Before Charmander could do anything, Onix burrowed his way underground as Charmander franticly looked around the battlefield with sweat coming down his head.

Jason also began to sweat nervously as he tried to look around.

That was when Charmander felt something move under his feet.

He was about to move when Onix burst out of the ground and crashed into him.

"Grew!" Onix roared as he crashed into Charmander and sent him flying back.

"Charmander!" Jason shouted as Charmander landed and lost consciousness.

"Charmander is unable to battle."

"Make that one pokemon." Finn said.

"He can do this, I know he can." Autumn said.

"Well done Onix. One more to go." Roxanne said.

"Charmander return, you did awesome out there." Jason said as he took out his last pokeball.

"It's up to you to finish this. I choose you Treecko!" Jason shouted as Treecko did a front flip before landing in front of him.

"A grass type, finally. Onix use Dig."

Onix quickly burrowed his way underground as Treecko tried to feel the movements in the ground.

That was when he felt Onix coming back up.

Just before Onix could burst out of the ground, Treecko acrobatically leapt back.

"Grow!" Onix roared as he burst out of the ground, missing Treecko.

"Don't let him attack use Slam!"

"Dodge!" Jason shouted.

Treecko easily leapt away as Onix's tail slammed into the ground where he had been.

Rock Tomb!"

Onix unleashed a furry of rocks over Treecko.

"Leap off them!" Treecko used his acrobatic abilities to easily leap off each rock that fell down. Before long he was on top.

"Bullet seed."

"Dig!" Roxanne shouted.

"Treecko!" Treecko shouted as he unleashed a furry of seeds down at Onix, only to have him burrow himself safely underground.

"Treecko stay on that rock."

Jason knew if Treecko stayed off the ground he'd be safer from Dig.

Treecko stayed on the highest rock as it started to fall.

"What's he doing?" Autumn asked.

"I think I know." Emil said.

Onix burst out of the ground trying to slam into the rock with Treecko on it.

"Jump onto his back!"

Treecko leapt off the rock just before Onix smashed it into pebbles. He landed on Onix's long back as Onix gave a frantic look.

"Shake him off!"

Onix tried to move around and roll to get Treecko off his back.

All he while, Treecko slowly crawled up to Onix's head.

Finally when Onix didn't see him anymore he looked around before Treecko lowered his head in front of his eyes and Onix gave a freaked out look at the same time Roxanne did.

"Bullet seed!"

"Treecko!" Treecko shouted as he blasted Onix with the bullet seeds and he moaned in pain.

"Time to use that new move he learned." Jason thought.

"Mega drain!"

Treecko's eyes glowed green as he used grass power to drain Onix's energy and refilled his own energy.

"Bullet seed!"

Once again Treecko blasted Onix with a barrage of seeds.

"Grooo!" Onix moaned before head fell to the ground and Treecko leapt off.

Onix's eyes became swirly as he lay on the ground.

"Onix is unable to battle, the winner is the challenger."

"We won, we actually won!" Jason shouted.

"Treecko!"

"Yes! Jason won!" Autumn said.

Roxanne smiled before she returned Onix.

She then walked over to Jason.

"Not bad for your first gym battle. You've earned this." Roxanne said as she took out a rectangle shaped brown badge with two of its corners more emphasized than the others.

"The Stone badge."

Jason stared at the badge for a minute before showing it to Treecko.

"Our first badge Treecko."

"Treecko." Treecko said as he looked at the badge.

Jason took his pokemon to the center before returning to the gym.

"Congratulations on your first badge Jason." Finn said as Jason showed it to Charmander and Taillow.

"Hey I have an idea." Finn said as he took out his camera.

Jason and his pokemon came together as Jason held up the badge.

Finn took a picture then handed it to Jason.

"Now you'll always have this memory." Finn said as Jason looked at the picture.

"Thanks Finn." Jason said as he showed it to his pokemon.

Autumn watched Jason with his pokemon and smiled as her face turned slightly red.

"Autumn." She heard as she nearly jumped and gave a frightened/embarrassed look.

"Huh?" She said.

"I wanted to ask you guys something." Emelia said.

"What?" Jason asked.

"I talked to my mom like you said I should and she told me if going around Hoenn was what I wanted to do, that I should do it."

"Well congratulations." Finn said.

Emelia gave a nervous look.

"I was actually wondering. I know you guys will be going all around Hoenn, and well. Would you mind if I came with you?"

Autumn, Jason, and Finn turned to each other.

"What do you guys think?" Jason asked.

"I have no problem with it." Finn said.

"Me either." Autumn said.

Jason turned to her.

"You can join us."

Emelia smiled.

"Thank you so much. I can't wait to see what's out there!"

"Well with my first badge acquired our next stop is Dewford island. We'll have to go back through the Petalburg woods." Finn said.

"We've got quite a walk. We better get to it." Jason said as he returned his pokemon.

That was when Jason remembered something.

"Hold on, I'll meet you guys at the edge of the city." Jason said as he walked off somewhere else.

" Where's he off too?" Emelia asked.

"Who knows." Finn said smiling.

Later that night in the Petalburg woods, the men in the red armor were sitting in the trees getting some sleep.

The young man with the combed back red hair was up staring at a black pennant.

He continued to stare at it before closing his eyes.

"The box is near, I can feel it. The contents will lead us to the Red orb, and my destiny. Our destiny, the one you were never allowed to complete, my ancestor. I do not blame you, your brothers betrayed you." He said as he opened his eyes again.

"Give me strength my ancestor, help me get the red orb and I will achieve our destiny. I will finish, what you started."


Author's note

So Jason now has his first gym badge and the group has it's final member

Their next destination is Dewford island

Expect at least a few chapters before they get there

So until next time, please review, comment,, suggest, or ask(VIA PM)