AN: Hey guys.
P: Shadow? What's wrong?
SV: Nothing, I'm fine.
T: No, you aren't.
SV: Seriously, it doesn't matter. I don't own Pokemon, now let's go.
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Chapter 22.
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Misty, the gym leader, was already at the gym. We went over to the stands, as Ash was going first. She brought out Staryu, and Ash used Lunar. This would be the Clefairy's first battle, so I was eager to see how it would turn out.
"Staryu, Psywave!"
"Lunar, dodge and use DoubleSlap!"
'No battle for you! Lunar will beat you!'
"Staryu, get it away with Rapid Spin, then use Water Gun!"
"Stop it in it's tracks, Disarming Voice!"
"Watch out Staryu!" The Staryu tried dodging, but was caught by the edge of the attack.
'Ouch!'
"Staryu, are you ok?"
'I'll be fine Miss Misty. Awaiting your next order.'
"Lunar, are you ok?"
'Lunar is fine. Let's do this!'
"Fine. Lunar, Disarming Voice!"
"BubbleBeam!" The two attacks collided, making the Disarming Voice act like a shield, and was made more powerful. It bashed into Staryu, sending it flying into the water, knocked out.
"Staryu, return. Good job kid. Good for a newbie, that is."
"Why you…"
"Starmie, come on out!"
"Lunar, you good to keep going?"
'Lunar will try his best!' Ash looked at us, and I nodded my head.
"Ok Lunar, use DoubleSlap!"
"Starmie, use Rapid Spin to knock it away, then use Hydro Pump!"
"Lunar, watch out!" He tried to dodge the attack, but was hit by the Hydro Pump and was knocked out.
"Lunar, return. Pikachu, you're up."
'I was starting to think you wouldn't need me. Ready to go Ash!'
"Huh, a Pikachu. Well, just because you have a type advantage doesn't mean you'll beat me! Starmie, Swift!"
"Dodge, then use Thundershock!"
"Confuse Ray Starmie!" Pikachu was hit by the attack, and was confused. He stumbled around the field, and nearly fell into the pool.
"Pikachu, try ThunderShock." He let loose a bolt of lightning, but missed.
"You won't hit me like that." Misty smirked.
"Come on Pikachu, snap out of it!"
'Come on bud, you can do it!' Spark cheered. Pikachu whisked around and fixed onto Starmie.
"Ok Pikachu, time to go!" Knowing exactly what he meant, Pikachu charged at Starmie, using ThunderShock to power him up. Misty panicked.
"Starmie, stop it with Hydro Pump!"
"Keep going Pikachu!" He rammed into Starmie, sending it flying into the wall with super effective damage.
"Starmie!" Misty shouted, and ran over to it, lying knocked out by the wall. "Return." She turned back to Ash. "Here, the Cascade badge. Good match."
"Thanks." Ash turned back to the stands. "So who's next?"
"I'll go next." Leo said, taking his place on the field.
"Ok, one moment." Misty replied, walking into a side room. She came back a few minutes later, and stood for the next challenger.
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Chapter 23.
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'Not again.' It sighed. 'Another powerful trainer to beat me.'
"Zephyr, time to soar!"
'Ready and waiting Leo!'
"Staryu, Water Gun!"
"Gust, blow it back! Then Steel Wing!"
"Staryu, Rapid Spin!" They collided head to head, or errr, gem, and Staryu was sent flying into the wall.
"Now, Quick Attack! Stop this battle quickly!"
"Water Gun! Don't let it hit you!" Unfortunately, Staryu fired the attack a little too late, and took some damage before knocking it away. "Can you still battle?"
'I'll try Miss Misty.' It moaned.
"Zephyr, you ok?"
'I'll be fine Leo, I can take this.' He said back, still ready to fight.
"Ok bud, Wing Attack!"
"Staryu, dodge!" Staryu started to leap aside, but Zephyr changed direction, slamming into them. Staryu went rocketing into the wall, knocked out. "Staryu, return." Misty sighed. "You're good. Now, Starmie, it's your turn!"
"Zeph, come on back." Leo said, returning the Pidgeotto. "Rema, have a go!"
'Who'm I fighting, then?' She grinned, looking at the field.
"Starmie, Swift!" Misty was starting off with a strong attack, trying to get rid of Rema to get at the more powerful Pokemon Leo was holding in the back. Shame she was wrong. Though Zephyr was an evolved Pokemon, Rema was Leo's starter and had been with us and training for 9 months. Leo was grinning like a maniac, and I knew he realised that she thought Zephyr was stronger.
"Quick Attack to dodge, then Focus Energy!"
"Wha…? Hydro Pump Starmie!"
"Use Dig to dodge, then Pursuit!" Rema dove below the arena.
"Err, look around Starmie! See if you can find it!" Misty was panicking, not expecting to have this happen. Rema burst out of the ground behind Starmie. It started to turn, but she charged into the back of it, ramming it into the water.
"Rema, jump in after it!"
"Are you crazy? Do you want to lose? Tackle it while it can't get away!"
"Wait for it bud!" Leo shouted to Rema, knowing she would hear him. He seemed to be listening to something, then made another command. "Use Hyper Fang!" For a couple of seconds nothing happened, then Starmie was sent flying into the wall in a sparkle of water.
"Starmie!" Misty shouted, running to the fainted Pokemon. "Come on back." She sighed. She turned back to Leo and sighed. "Well done. I see I underestimated the power of your Rattata."
'Yeah you did.' Rema chuckled from her place on Leo's shoulder.
"Here, the Cascade badge. Now," She said, turning to the stands and looking at me. "I believe that you're next for a battle, correct?"
"Sure." I hopped down to the stands, planning on letting Star deal with the Staryu. Then Jade should be able to knock out the Starmie. Misty walked away into the side room again and came out again a few minutes later. I assumed the room had a healing machine in it or something, because she was using the same Pokemon.
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"Staryu, third time's the charm!"
"Star, here's your time to shine!"
'Star will do her best!' She cheered.
'Not again… But I'll do my best for you Miss Misty!' It sighed.
"Ok Star, Defence Curl and DoubleSlap!"
"Use BubbleBeam to get it away!"
"Disarming Voice! Block it!"
"Rapid Spin!"
"DoubleSlap! Go for a quick knockout!"
"Watch out Staryu!"
'Owwww!' Staryu yelped. 'That hurts!'
"Staryu! Are you ok?"
'I'll be fine.'
"You good to keep going Star?"
'Star is waiting for your next command Alex!'
"Ok Star, shut this down with Disarming Voice!"
"Staryu, try and defeat it with BubbleBeam!" The two attacks collided like they had in Ash's battle, but this time they exploded, sending a pulse of water that knocked out both of our Pokemon.
"Star, return."
"Staryu, come on back. Starmie, next test!"
'Let's win this one!'
"Jade, let's finish this battle with a victory!"
'Time to shine! What first Alex?'
"Starmie, shut this down quickly! Swift!" Apparently, Misty had learned not to underestimate a Pokemon because it's common. Good, I really like a decent challenge.
"Use Gust and PoisonPowder!" Misty looked confused for a second, then realised what I was trying to do.
"Starmie! Get in the water, quickly!" Starmie dove into the water, and Misty looked warily at Jade.
"That thing seems strong... " Misty whispered to herself, and shuddered. Hearing this, I looked at Amy and raised an eyebrow. She nodded slightly, and I chuckled quietly to myself. It hadn't been that Misty had learned not to underestimate common Pokemon; in fact, it seemed the opposite was true, with how surprised she had been. No, it seems that Misty had wanted to beat Jade quickly because she was afraid of bugs. I felt kinda bad for giggling. Lots of people had fears of things, so I really shouldn't be mean about it. Misty then recovered herself and commanded Starmie. "Hydro Pump Starmie!" It burst out of the water and shot a jet of water at Jade. I could see she started to panic.
"Jade, try using Confusion to turn it around!" Jade focused on the attack, and it went pink for a second before shattering. She tried again, and I saw a small flash of pink out of the corner of my eye. The Hydro Pump was caught in a blob of pink, and redirected into the wall. I prepared to shout the next command, but an explosion made a hole in the wall. We turned to look at it, and I knew the others had stood too. A giant looming figure appeared in the hole, and three smaller figures stood on top of it. I heard Amy groan in the background, and then Crystal shouted at them.
"How many times is your boss going to forgive you for your stupidity?! Like, good Arceus you three are horrible."
"Well, our boss has been very forgiving lately, so we're here to redeem ourselves. Now hand over your super powerful Pokemon." Jessie smirked.
"Wha…? Who are you guys?" Misty questioned.
"These three are part of Team Rocket. They try and steal Pokemon from trainers."
"Let's deal with them, eh Jade?"
'Ready and willing.'
'I'll help too.' Starmie said, walking next to her.
"Spark, go!"
"Pikachu, you're up!"
"Wildfire, show them!"
"Cobalt, help us out!"
"Grace, time to go!"
"Sukima, give us a hand!"
'Ready to roll!' They chorused, coming onto the field. Team Rocket seemed intimidated for a moment, but kept going.
"Ekans, Koffing, deal with these!"
'Yes Master.' They groaned, shooting poison at our team.
"Cobalt, Sukima, combo 2!" Crystal and Amy commanded. Cobalt used Aura Sphere, and Sukima added Flamethrower to the attack. It knocked away the robot, but missed the Pokemon.
"Spark, Pikachu, combo time for you too!" I told them. They dashed towards it, and Wildfire followed in a Flame Wheel.
"Grace, give them a taste of your Fairy moves." Bella smiled. "Moonblast!" The attack rammed into the Poison types, and knocked them out, despite being resistant to it.
"Return." Jessie smiled, even in spite of their current situation. "Time to take these by force. Meowth?"
"With pleasure." He smiled, pushing a button. A giant vacuum came out of it, and all of our Pokemon started being pulled in. Quickly, the others returned their Pokemon, but neither of our Pikachu's had a Pokeball, and were sucked in. As they were, I saw a purple streak follow them, along with all of the water in the pool.
"Hey!" Misty yelled. "That's our pool!"
"Yeah." James said. "We should give that back." He signed for Meowth to push the button again, but was stopped when a spark flew out of the tube. "Meowth?" James sounded worried now. "What's happening?"
"I don't know!" He said, panicking. "Those Pikachu's must be messing with something!"
"Quickly! Spit them out!" Jessie screeched. A torrent of water came shooting out the pipe, and Spark and Pikachu came flying out, along with another familiar Pokemon.
'I'll show you three!' Kydyur shouted, glaring at the three. 'Spark, get over here and help them blast off!'
'Ok!' Spark ran to Kydyur's side, and Pikachu went to the other. Ky glanced at him, and then Spark. 'Let's shock 'em!'
'Three, two, one… Thunderbolt!'
'Thundershock!' The three streams of lightning shot at the trio, and they were sent flying into the sky.
"Look's like Team Rocket's blasting off!"
"Kydyur!" I knelt down next to them and gave her a hug.
'Good to see you again Alex! And you too Spark!'
"Here." Misty said, tapping me on the shoulder. "You won that battle and saved the gym."
"Thank you." I smiled at her. Spark climbed up my arm, and Ky wrapped herself around my shoulders, with her head next to Spark. I took the badge from her, and turned to smile at the others. Ash headed out the door, and we followed behind.
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AN: P: We okay now that you have the next chapter done?
SV: Yeah, thanks you two.
T: Don't mention it. But was it just me who felt the battles were a little rushed?
SV: Sorry, I'm not too good at writing extended battle scenes. Especially not this early.
P: Then you shouldn't have stayed up so late watching that show.
T: Yeah, and also done this sooner.
SV: Whatever. It's like, a week 'till Christmas, can I get a break?
P: Ok. We'll see all of you guys next time!