Johan07: While I'm working on this little project, I decided to postpone The Legacy of Ōra for another time and decided to work on a new remake for J's Apprentice, which is called A New Rebirth of A New Era. The reason I'm taking another shot at it is that a lot of people were really disappointed when I dropped the story for the second time. So this time, I will try to make up for it. I hope third time's the charm. Wish me luck!

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Pokémon.

Rated: K+

Genre (s): Humor/Friendship

Word Count: 1,864

Pairing (s): None

Character (s): Ash (13-14), Iris (11-13), and Georgia/Langley (11-13)

Summary: A series of funny one-shots that involves around Ash and your favorite anime characters from the Pokémon series. Some one-shots can be really, REALLY random at times, so you have been warned!

Ash's Little Mishaps

Pick A Side

Why?

Why, oh, why, did he have to be the one to be stuck in the middle of THIS?

Why couldn't it been Cilan instead of him?

The former Gym leader was great at being a peacemaker when it comes to dealing with arguments like THIS and yet… he was nowhere to be found. Just… GREAT! Now he had to be the peacemaker.

And what's worst…

Iris and her recent new rival, Georgia weren't making things easy for him. They were practically FORCING him to pick a side during their silly little argument. Boy, talk about peer pressure and bad luck for Ash. What can he do? WHAT CAN HE DO?

The answer to that is… be a good boy and pick a side while he still can before something bad happens to him. Easier said than done if you ask me, right? Not really. To Ash, it wasn't easy at all, not one bit when it comes to two girls breathing down his neck for his answer. Talk about a bad day, a REALLY bad day for him.

"Come on, Ash. Don't you also agree with me that Georgia is WAY too overconfident for her own good?" Iris asked, in hopes Ash would take her side on this one.

"Uh, well…" The young trainer thought for a moment. Iris did make a good point about Georgia. Ever since they met her that one fateful day, he couldn't help, but feel like she was indeed TOO overconfident about her battling skills, especially when she said that she could beat any Dragon Master that got in her way. Talk about a massive ego.

"Excuse me?" Georgia's voice interrupted Ash's trail of thoughts, causing the young trainer to stare at her. The young girl's eyebrows were twitching violently after hearing what her rival just said about her. "But did you just say that I was way too overconfident for my own good?"

Hearing upon that, a teasing smirk tugged against the corner of Iris's lips. The dark-tanned girl always enjoys teasing her rival at any possible chance she can get and this was one of those times. "Yeah I did what about it? We all know it's true."

An anime vein popped on Georgia's forehead. "Get real." The Dragon Buster snarled. "You're the one who's overconfident, not me!"

"Says who?"

"ME!" Georgia growled angrily.

"Even so, at least I'm a better trainer than you are." Iris said smugly while ignoring the death glare that she was getting from her hissy fit rival.

"NOT EVEN CLOSE!" Georgia screamed, leaning forward towards her annoying rival. "You are NOT even close to my level." She hissed. "Didn't you forget that I crushed you when we first met?" She reminded her rival about their first meeting.

"So? I was able to tie with you when we had our rematch." This time it was Iris's turn to remind her rival about the second outcome of their first encounter.

"That rematch doesn't even count." The Dragon Buster snorted.

"Oh and why not?"

"Because you weren't using a Dragon-type, that's why!" Georgia explained, causing the dark-tanned girl to sigh. Did it really matter what type of Pokémon she used? The rematch still counted as a tie. To Georgia, it did because she was a Dragon Buster, after all. "And even if you did use one. You still would have lost to me no matter what because you're weak!" That struck a nerve.

"Oh… really?" Iris leaned towards her rival to the point where their faces were inches apart from one another. An angry scowl appeared on Iris's face.

"Yes, really?" Georgia mocked while glaring at her rival.

"If I'm so weak, how come I won that tournament we entered while you lost to Ash in the semi-finals?" The dark-tanned girl asked while hiding a smirk. "Explain that to me, Georgia." The female Dragon Buster growled.

"That's because you got lucky!" Iris rolled her eyes at her rival's response. Talk about a typical answer.

"Luck has nothing to do with skills, Georgia." The dark-tanned girl said with a smirk as she slowly backs away from her rival. "It just means that I'm better than you in every way, that's that." Ooh, that struck a nerve all right.

"Fat chance!" Georgia snapped. "At least I don't have a big hair like YOU!" She insulted, causing her rival to glare at her.

"What did you just say?" Iris looked a bit offended by Georgia's words.

The hat-wearing girl smirked while crossing her arms together. "You heard me. At least I don't have big hair like you." She repeated, causing her rival to grit her teeth. "Seriously, what sort of person would have that type of hair, anyway? It looks kind of stupid if you ask me."

"Hey, leave my hair out of this!" Iris growled.

"Why should I?" Georgia said, still smirking.

"Well, at least my name isn't name after a state!" The dark-tanned girl shot back, causing her rival's eyebrows to twitch violently. Talk about a low blow.

"Be quiet!" The Dragon Buster yelled. "It's not my fault I'm from Georgia!"

"You are?" For the first time ever since the whole ordeal started, Ash made his presence known by suddenly interrupting and blinking at the sudden news. "I thought you were from Unova?" He asked dumbly. Talk about asking a dumb question. Nevertheless, the two girls completely ignored him as they went back to their argument once again.

"Even so, what type of parents would name their child after a state? It sounds kind of stupid if you ask me." Iris continued where they left off.

"Speak for yourself." Georgia spat. "What type of parents would have a child like you with large hair?" Iris's eyebrows twitched. "Not me."

"I told you to leave my hair out of this, Georgia!"

"And I told you to stop making fun of my name, big hair!"

"Ice Queen!" Iris growled, leaning forward.

"Misty wannabe!" Georgia leaned forward as well.

"WHAT!"

The two girls growled at one another as sparks flew from their intense stare down. Neither girl was going to back down at this point. But just when you thought their little argument couldn't get any more intense, something unexpected happens.

"ASH!" Immediately, the two girls turned their attention to the young boy who slightly flinched at their intense stares.

"Y-Yeah… guys?" Ash asked as he slowly takes a few steps back from the two girls. "W-What is it?"

"You still didn't give us an answer on who side you're on." Iris reminded him about the previous question she asked him before.

"Oh, yeah… that…" It was clear that Ash remembered that question as well.

"So… who side are you on?" Georgia was growing impatient with the boy. "And… you better pick wisely or else things aren't going to be pretty for you if you know what I mean." She threatened.

Ash couldn't help, but get a cold chill just thinking about that. What did Georgia really mean by that?

"So what's it going to be?" The Dragon Buster continued as she regained his attention. "Are you on my side or on her side? Which is it?" She demanded.

"But I don't even know what's this all about." That was true. Ash was a little lost. And let's face it. It wasn't his fault. Sometimes the girls' arguments can be a little off tracked and this was one of those times.

"Hey!" Iris abruptly interrupted, causing Georgia to groan in annoyance. "You can't just force him to pick a side. He's just a kid!"

"Hey!" Ash sounded a bit offended when he heard this. Georgia rolled her eyes.

"So what's your point?"

"I'm just saying." Iris shrugged, causing Georgia to pinch the bridge of her nose in annoyance.

"Whatever…"

As soon as the two girls turned their attention right back to Ash, they took notice that the young trainer was no longer with them. And to their surprise, they were now staring at a cardboard cutout of him holding a note that says: Me one, you zero!

From there, that was the last time Iris and Georgia was going to ask Ash to be the person to pick a side. It was better off to have Cilan do it because he wasn't a kid like Ash was and that's saying a lot.

A/N: Sorry if this one-shot isn't my best work. It's not my fault. You should blame the dub writers for changing Langley's name to Georgia. Seriously, who would name their kid after a state? Would you? Aside from that, you're lucky I was able to put it some funny if not, some random parts into the one-shot. I hope you like them. Let's hope the next one-shot is better this one. Please R & R! Thank you! Until then, peace out!

P.S. - You know the drill. All proofreading and editing credit goes to Final Heir!

Johan07