Disclaimer: I own Black 2 and Heart Gold, does that count?

A/N: SO sorry about how long the last update took, but the update schedule may lag later on, as well. Mostly because finding places to grind is a bitch and a half from here on out.

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2Lax4U: I am a lucky son of a gun, I guess.

Heart Of Gold

Chapter 10

I trained and trained for several hours, before I felt ready to take on the gym. After a quick heal at the center, and a hour planning, I walked into the gym, turned off the artificial waterfall, and talked to Chuck. "Chuck, I am here for a gym battle."

"Oomph! The pounding waterfall right onto my head..."

"Yeah, I turned it off-"

"Why did you stop the waterfall from pouring on me?!"

"Because I am here for a battle, Chuck!"

"You just spoiled my training! I have to warn you that I am a strong trainer, training every day under this waterfall!"

"What about your Pokemon? How strong YOUR body is doesn't matter, It's your Pokemon that do the fighting!"

"What? It has nothing to do with Pokemon? That's true. Come on. We shall do battle!" Chuck yelled, throwing a Poke Ball out, releasing Primeape.

I released Henry, commanding him to use Aerial Ace. Henry back-flipped high into the air, before slamming it's horn into Primeape, knocking it out. "Wow, and here I thought you were strong."

"Gaah! Go, Poliwrath! Show him how strong we are!" He shouted, throwing a Poke Ball, releasing Poliwrath.

"Henry! Aerial Ace!" I shouted, as he back-flipped, dodging a hypnosis attempt, before slamming into Poliwrath. Poliwrath, after being hit, shot a hypnosis right into it's face. As Henry slept, I kept commanding Aerial Ace, on the 5th time I shouted, Henry woke up and slammed into Poliwrath, knocking it out.

I sighed in relief, as Chuck spoke, "Hmm... I lost?"

"Yes, can I please have the badge?"

"How about that! All right. You're worthy of the Storm Badge!" Chuck said, handing me the badge, and explaining it's effects. "Here, take this, too!" He said, handing me a TM01 wrapped in paper. "That is Focus Punch. It doesn't land if the foe you're attacking hits you first, but it's very powerful if it manages to hit!"

I walked out of the gym, the piece of paper in my pocket, as Chuck's wife walked up to me. "That's Cianwood's Gym Badge! Then you should take this HM." She said, handing me HM02, also inside folded paper.

"Thank you, Miss..."

She looked at me for a moment, "TEACH Fly to your Pokemon, you can go to towns you have previously visited."

Sensing something off, I walked to the northern section of beach, putting the TM and hm in the TM case, as I looked at the paper from Chuck first, it read: 'Your strength DOES matter in battles, especially when Lance is trying to kill you, I am an honorable person, and I don't think Lance is in his right mind. I will give you a week to think it over, if you decide to train with me, meet me where you met Suicune.' I smiled. 'Chuck is offering to train me. Hmm, I'll have to think this over.' As I went back to Olivine City, I decided I would take Chuck up on his offer, after I helped to heal Jasmine's Ampharos. When I got up to the top floor, I heard Jasmine yelling at someone on the phone.

"I will NOT have my Steelix kill Shoresu's Pokemon after he gets back! Lance, I abhor you for even suggesting such a thing, BYE!" I heard her phone snap shut, as I walked through the doorway.

"Interesting conversation, Jasmine." I said, as I dug the Secret Potion out of my bag.

"Will that medicine cure Amphy?" Jasmine asked, tears in her eyes.

"Yes, it will. Here you go." I said, handing the medicine to her.

Jasmine smiled, then frowned, and said, "um, please don't be offended... Amphy will not take anything from anyone but me..." She turned around, pushing the medicine into Amphy's mouth, helping it swallow. "Amphy, how are you feeling?" She asked, as Amphy began to regain some color.

"Palu! Palulu!" Amphy shouted, shooting a blinding light.

"Oh, I'm so relieved, this is just so wonderful..." She trailed off, smiling, with tears in her eyes. Turning to me, she kissed me on the cheek, saying, "Thank you so very, very much. I will return to the gym now." She walked out, taking the elevator down to the ground floor, as I smiled.

I exited the building, as Baoba called me to say that the Safari Zone had opened. I thanked him and flew back towards Cianwood City, to take Chuck up on his offer of training. Before that though, I decided to take my catches from the routes near the Safari Zone. I walked towards Route 48, As I was walking, a Fearow came flying at me, I commanded Odette to use Sleep Powder. Once it fell asleep, I threw a Poke Ball at it.

The Poke Ball clicked and teleported away as the Pokedex displayed the data, and her name, Farrah. I walked into the small settlement near the Safari Zone, and healed my Pokemon at the center, deciding to train my Pokemon for the time being, as Chuck said I would be able to meet with him in a week.

A week later I went to meet with Chuck. The 6 months that followed were the most grueling training possible. Finally Chuck told me "I have taught you all I can, the rest is your job. Go beat Lance."

I smiled, "Thank you, Chuck-sensei." I quickly ran to the safari zone and grabbed D.D. out of the box to fly to Olivine and take on Jasmine. As I walked into the gym, two of the trainers I had beaten in the lighthouse thanked me for my kindness. As I walked up to Jasmine, I was petrified. "Jasmine, I'm here for a gym battle."

"Thank you for your help at the lighthouse, but this is different." she says looking down sadly, "I am Jasmine, the gym leader. I use the steel type."

"Alright," Shoresu said, releasing Penny from her Pokeball, as Jasmine sent out a Magnemite. "Flame wheel, Penny!" Penny began flaring out it's mane and smashed into Magnemite, knocking it out.

Jasmine exclaimed, "Maria! Return! Go, Stark!" as her Steelix appeared.

I quickly returned Penny to her Pokeball. I sent out Henry "Brick break, Henry!" I shouted, as Henry punched Stark in the face, it swung it's tail at Henry. Henry nimbly dodged, as Stark ate the sitrus berry around it's neck. Henry jumped as hard as possible, hitting Steelix so hard, one of it's teeth chipped, before it shot a swirling tornado of sand from it's mouth. Henry smacked Stark's head into the ground as Stark fainted. I returned Henry, sending Penny back out as she sent out another Magnemite. "Penny, Flame wheel!" Penny quickly flared it's mane and smashed into Magnemite, knocking it out. "Yes... I didn't lose anyone."

"Well done... You are a better trainer than me, in both kindness and strength. In accordance with LEAGUE rules, I confer upon you this badge." Jasmine said, handing me the Mineral Badge, with a slip of paper. "With that badge, all Pokemon up to level 70, will obey you without question. Um... Please take this, too..." She said, handing me a TM. "It is called Iron Tail... Your Pokemon will hit the target with it's hard tail, occasionally lowering the target's Defense..." I left, reading the letter outside "Thank you so much, Shoresu. I would be willing to repay you in ANY way sometime xoxo, Jasmine'

Shoresu blushed heavily, stuffing the letter in his pocket before heading towards Mahogany Town, and the next gym. Entering Mahogany Town, a man in front of the Gym told me a man in a black cape was walking back and forth, from the town to the Lake Of Rage, muttering about radio waves. I debated whether or not to go, when I saw a Rocket grunt, walking into the souvenir shop. I debated, and then headed towards the Lake Of Rage, shaking my head. As I walked up to the lake, I saw something in the distance, it was a rampaging Shiny Gyarados, I quickly sprayed Repel on myself and surfed up to it. I sent Jishaku out, commanding it to use Thunder Wave and then Magnet Bomb. I yelled stop as I saw Gyarados about to die if it got hit again. I threw an Ultra Ball at it, the ball clicked as it floated, and I noticed a red scale floating in the water, I put it in my bag. As I dismounted Tori, Lance walked up and said, "That red Gyarados wasn't acting right. As I feared, somebody must have forced it to evolve..."

All my anger snapped, "And what about you? YOU aren't-ugh"

Lance holding his hand over my mouth, whispered, "play the game, boy. I am going to wait to kill you until you get to the league, where there are no witnesses. For now, you are going to help deal with Team Rocket." he uncovered my mouth, saying, "did you come here because of the wild tales?"

Playing along, "Yeah, my name is Shoresu."

"I'm Lance, a Trainer like you. I heard some rumblings, so I came to investigate... I saw the way you battled earlier, Shoresu. I can tell that you're a trainer with considerable skill. If you don't mind, could you help me investigate?"

"Sure, Lance."

"Excellent! It seems that the Lake Of Rage's Magikarp are being forced to evolve. A mysterious radio broadcast from Mahogany is probably the cause. And that suspicious souvenir shop... I'll be waiting for you in Mahogany, Shoresu." Said Lance, as he hopped on his Dragonite and flew away.

Running to the Pokemon Center, I healed before hearing from outside the souvenir shop door, "Dragonite, Hyper Beam." in a cold voice, before I walk in, a guy gets shot into a wall by Dragonite.

Lance walked up, "what took you so long, Shoresu? Just as I thought, that strange radio signal is coming from here. The stairs are right here." Lance says, his Dragonite obliterating the cupboard with Hyper Beam. "Shoresu, we should split up to check this place. I'll go first." He says, walking down the stairs.

I walked through the facility, getting attacked by Rockets, before I fought a scientist and shut off the cameras, heading down to find out that there are 2 passwords to open the Rocket Executive's door. As I battled, I fought my way down to the Rocket Executive's room, I heard footsteps and watched Paul walk up to me.

"So you are messing with them again. Humph, you must really like Team Rocket so much. Tell me, who was the guy in the cape who used Dragon-type Pokemon?"

"Lance."

"My Pokemon were no match at all." Paul said as he walked away. I entered the two password into the input, and the door slid open to reveal... Giovanni! I walked closer as I realized the face didn't match, and he started speaking in the same tone of voice of Giovanni, yet I could tell easily it wasn't him, rather it sounded like someone trying to mimic him.

"Muhahaha, we've been waiting for you. So, you are Shoresu..."

"Who are you?"

"Me? You don't know who I am? It is me, Giovanni, The Majestic Giovanni himself! Wahahaha!"

"Bullshit, who are you really? You sound nothing like Giovanni."

"...Huh? I don't sound anything like Giovanni? I don't even look like Giovanni? How come? I've worked so hard to mimic him!" he said as he took off the suit, revealing a Rocket uniform underneath. "I am a Team Rocket Executive! You must be trying to sneak into the radio-transmitter room. Well, that's not going to happen. That room is protected with a special password. The password is "Hail Giovanni." Surprised to hear it from me? Knowing the password won't help you though. It is voice-locked."

After I beat him, he said only his voice would open the door, and ran off. A Murkrow ran up and started mimicking him saying the pass phrase. As it ran away, I cursed, hoping it would open the door.

As I walked to the opening door, I was shocked, as an Executive said, "Hold it right there! We can't let a brat like you do as you please forever. Time for you to die, brat." she said before I saw a Dragonite fly up next to me.

"Looks like it's 2 on 2, Ariana. Let's go." I said, as Lance ran up to the battle.

After we beat them, we fought the Electrodes powering the Generator. I caught the first one I fought and KO'ed the rest. We walked out, and Lance flew away on Dragonite's back, I headed to the poke center and then the gym. I battled my way through the gym quickly, getting to Pryce. "I am here for a Gym Battle."

"You know what my orders are, correct?"

"Yes, I do"

"Then, I Pryce, the Winter trainer, will battle you. Do not hold back, for I will not either." He said, sending out a Seel. I sent out Henry.

"Henry, Brick Break!" Henry punched Seel into a wall. "One down, two to go."

"Getting cocky, are we? Go, Dewgong!" he shouted. I dropped my two fingers as soon as it materialized, and Henry smashed it into the wall next to Seel.

"One left, Pryce."

"Go, Piloswine!"

"Return, Henry! Go Penny!" I shouted as Penny, now a Rapidash materialized

"Penny! Flame Wheel!" She engulfed her body in flames, before slamming into Piloswine as it made a hail storm. Piloswine fainted after Penny hit it.

"I am impressed by your prowess. With your strong will, I know you will overcome all life's obstacles. You are worthy of this badge!" He handed me a badge and a TM. "I wish you luck in your quest."

I stayed at the Pokecenter that night.

A/N: HOLY FUCK-CHEESES! Three gyms in one update! We are approaching the end of Johto. As always, read and review, please. Flames will be used to roast yummy hot dogs on.

Current Team:

Tori, Lvl. 35, Feraligatr, Jolly

Henry, Lvl. 36, Heracross, Adamant

Jishaku, Lvl. 35, Magneton, Hardy

Tony, Lvl. 36, Togetic, Docile

Penny, Lvl. 40, Rapidash, Naughty

Odette, Lvl. 25, Vileplume, Rash