Chapter 10: Sammy vs. Roark

"Wow, you're the first one of us to get a badge." Austin patted Adam on the back. "Besides Lyra of course. " Sammy added.

"Who's next to battle Roark guys?" Zoey asked. "Zoey? Where were you?" Adam asked. "Sorry, got caught up in a few things. Sorry to miss it, but I'll be here this time!" She assured. "We decided that Sammy's next." Austin answered.

"I just hope butters can beat him." Sammy held up a pokeball. "Butters?" Lyra asked. "That's Pachirisu's nickname. Just like Poochyena is Ombra and Grotle would be Lawrence." Sammy happily replied. "Great…" Austin trailed off.

"Hey guys, my Pokémon are ready for battle!" Roark called as he ran up to them. "Perfect, then let's get this battle underway!" "Wow that took a long time for you to heal." Austin pointed out. "Well, I hope you don't mind but I had another gym challenge so I wanted to get that out of the way so I wouldn't have to worry about it later."

"Who was the other trainer?" Sammy asked. "Me." The voice boomed from behind her.

"Ah yes, this is Uri. He just battled and beat me without any effort." Roark introduced. "Right, and if I ever battle you, it will be a shut out." Uri assured. "What was that?" Sammy growled. "Hmm, a rookie. If you do make it to the Sinnoh league, just don't get in my way. That is of course if you can even beat Roark." Uri turned and walked away.

"Looks like someone has a rival." Austin teased. "Uri will not be an easy trainer to beat." Roark butted in. "He beat all of my Pokémon using only his Shinx. If he can beat my rock types without even getting hit with his electric type, he's strong."

"Let's just get this battle over with." Sammy huffed. "Let's go." Roark said.

(Inside the gym)

"Only the challenger will be allowed to substitute Pokémon. Let the battle begin!"

"Onix, let's go!" "Pachirisu, you're up!" The pokeballs landed at the same time, revealing both Pokémon.

"Onix, use double edge!" "Dodge it Pachirisu, then use super fang!" Pachirisu scurried out of the way at the right moment. He then jumped onto Onix and a large, sharp tooth formed in his mouth. He then jabbed Onix with it several times.

"Onix, use slam!" Roark said. Onix then jerked his body a bit, sending Pachirisu into the air. He then slammed into him, making him tumble into a rock and knocking him out.

"Pachirisu is unable to battle. Onix is the winner!" The judge said. Sammy held up a pokeball and Pachirisu returned to it.

"Uri finished this entire gym battle with only one Pokémon. It was a Shinx too. I don't know how I'm going to get better than him. Oh well." Sammy took out another pokeball.

"Lawrence!" Sammy's Grotle then faced Onix, who glared at him.

"I sense some tension between those two. Will there be a rivalry?" Austin asked himself. Just then someone slammed open the gym doors and ran in, gasping for air.

"Excuse me." The teen finally manage to say. "I'm a Pokémon ranger, I need someone's help. Can anyone offer assistance?" He asked. Austin became interested and ran down to the teen.

"I'll help. What do you need help with?" Austin asked.

"I'll explain on the way, just come on!" The teen grabbed Austin's arm and they ran out of the gym.

"Let's get back to the battle." Roark suggest.

"Right." Sammy regained her full concentration.

"Onix, use slam!"

"Lawrence, razor leaf!" Sammy countered. Grotle cut Onix with the leaves, stopping his attack. "Now use energy ball!" Sammy continued. Grotle shot the blue sphere at Onix and it shot him backwards onto the ground.

"Onix is unable to battle! Grotle wins!" Sammy cheered for Grotle.

"Not bad, but let's see how you face off against Geodude." Roark laughed a bit before his Geodude came onto the field.

"Lawrence, use vine whip!"

"Rollout!" Geodude rolled towards Grotle but was thrown off because of the vines and he tumbled into a few rocks, smashing them in the process.

"Energy ball!" Sammy was now very confident. Grotle shot the energy ball and blew Geodude into the air.

"Grab him and use Seismic toss!" Roark commanded. Geodude dropped onto Grotle and lifted him up.

"Vine whip to grab him!" Sammy quickly countered. Grotle grabbed Geodude and put him under himself. When they slammed into the ground, Grotle was almost unharmed, but Geodude was out cold.

"Geodude is unable to battle! Grotle wins!" The judge said. Sammy jumped in victory.

"Just one more, can you hang in there Lawrence?" Sammy asked. Grotle nodded and suddenly, Roark's last Pokémon appeared on the field.

"Time really flies doesn't it? I guess it's time to give my all because this is my final Pokémon. Rampardos, flamethrower!" Roark stood proudly.

"Dodge it and use energy ball!" Sammy yelled. The flames shot past Grotle and he shot the sphere through the fire and right into Rampardos and sending him sliding back.

"Now use Zen head-butt!" Roark said. Rampardos started charging at Grotle, head lowered and glowing.

"Wait for it…. Dodge it now!" Sammy yelled. Grotle slid out of the way just in time and used a vine to grab Rampardos's leg and trip him, the force of Zen head-butt increasing damage.

"Energy ball from behind!" Sammy said calmly. "Then razor leaf." She added. Grotle did as told, but even after, he was still conscious.

"Finish this off with a razor leaf!" Sammy finished. Before Grotle could proceed to attack, Rampardos fell to the ground.

"Rampardos is unable to battle. Grotle is the winner and the victor is Sammy from Twinleaf Town!" The judge declared. Sammy jumped and then ran to Grotle and petted him.

"Great job today. Get a good rest." Sammy returned Grotle just as Roark held out a small metallic badge.

"With a Grotle as strong as yours, you don't have a thing to worry about when you face Uri. Congratulations." Roark assured. Sammy took the badge and bowed in appreciation.

(=.=)

"Alright guys, I'm off to Snow Point. Good luck in the contests Adam and I hope to meet up some day." Zoey shook Adam's hand. "Hey, where's Glameow?" She then asked. Glameow slowly walked over to Zoey, along with Buizel but Buizel sat down on the grass next to Adam.

"Well, see you." Zoey then waved before leaving. Adam then noticed Buizel was sad.

"Hey Lucario? Can you see what's wrong with Buizel? I won't be able to understand him." Adam asked. Lucario nodded and knelt down next to Buizel.

"Uh huh. Ok. Oh, I'm sorry." Lucario said quietly. Lucario stood up and turned to Adam. "Glameow broke up with him." He simply replied.

"Sorry about that buddy." Adam picked up Buizel and held him. Austin then ran over.

"Guys! When I went on the Ranger thing with that Pokémon Ranger from before, it was the most amazing thing I ever did!" Austin cheered.

"He was a great help." The teen said, walking over. "Also, Austin, if you are interested in becoming a Pokémon Ranger, just give us a call. Someone with your skill would be great for us." The teen handed Austin a small card and walked away.

"So are you going to become one Austin?" Adam asked. Austin nodded.

"Becoming a ranger would mean that I could help endangered Pokémon whenever they need. But it means I can't be a Pokémon trainer because if they even need me, I'll have to leave immediately." Austin thought for a few minutes.

"It's decided. I will become the world's best Pokémon ranger!" Austin cheered.