A/N: Before you read the chapter, let me tell you, it sucks. Really. I really don't like it all that much, except for the end. But it's your opinion that matters, so tell me what you think! Oh, and thank you to whoever added my story to the 'Ash Ketchum: Ladies' Man' community! I was so excited when I saw that!

Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, especially the battle in the episode 'A Triple Fighting Chance!' . Pokemon would fail epically if I owned it.

Chapter Nine

"Maylene," Ash spoke up a little while later. The pink-haired woman looked up.

"Yes?" she asked.

"I challenge you to a Gym Battle!" he exclaimed, standing up from his seat.

"Wow," interjected Misty, "I can't believe it took you this long to challenge her to a battle." Brock, Dawn, and Pikachu nodded their agreement, and Ash seemed to deflate a little.

Giggling slightly, Maylene said, "Sure, Ash. I'll battle you. Hey, Hazel," she continued, "Do you want your rematch now as well?"

Looking up from a Pokeball in her hand, Hazel said, "Huh? Oh, sure. I need to see if I totally failed at training for this." Kaze rolled his eyes.

"You didn't fail at training. I helped you, remember?" he asked.

"What do you mean by that?" asked Brock.

"It means that Kaze is the better trainer," answered Ash, causing Hazel to pout. Seeing this, Ash said, "Don't pout, you know it's true." His only response was a half-hearted 'meh' from his childhood friend and Kaze's quiet laughter.

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"This Gym Battle between Ash, the challenger, and Maylene, the Gym Leader, is about to begin!" announced the referee. "This will be a three-on-three battle, and only the challenger is allowed to substitute!" Ash and Maylene each pulled out a Pokeball. Maylene moved first and sent out Machoke, while Ash sent out Staravia.

Hoping to get in the first attack, Ash orders Staravia to use Quick Attack, but is thwarted by Machoke's defensive use of Brick Break. Staravia then goes for a Whirlwind followed by Aerial Ace. Machoke dodges the dive-bombing bird Pokemon then uses Cross Chop, the crossed, glowing arms landing a critical hit on Staravia. Maylene orders multiple Brick Breaks, Machoke's glowing hand hitting Staravia almost as many times. Noticing Staravia can't afford to take any more hits, Ash orders an intense speed Quick Attack to dodge Machoke's Seismic Toss, which Staravia pulls off successfully, and then knocks out Machoke using Aerial Ace.

After returning Machoke, Maylene sends out her Meditite, while Ash stays with Staravia. Ash orders a Quick Attack, but Meditite dodges using Detect then uses Meditate in order to raise its attack power. Staravia uses Aerial Ace, but Meditite counters with the same combination of Detect and Meditate, so that the battle can be finished in one hit. As Staravia attempts to ruin Meditite's concentration as per Ash's instructions, Meditite itself bounces off the wall and hits Staravia with Drain Punch. Staravia attempts to land a hit with Aerial Ace, but instead is confused by Meditite's Confusion attack. Ash sends out Chimchar after recalling Staravia to it's Pokeball.

After being hit by Chimchar's Scratch, Meditite goes for multiple uses of Drain Punch. Chimchar dodges and uses multiple Scratch attacks, which Meditite dodges uing Detect. After a time Detect fails and Meditite is hit with Scratch several times. Chimchar manages to hit Meditite with Flamethrower, then goes for a Flame Wheel. Unfortunately, Meditite's Confusion lands first, leading to Chimchar to start using Scratch on the nearest wall. Ash calls back his fire monkey and sends Staravia, whose confusion is now cured, back out.

Meditite uses Drain Punch, but is pushed back by Staravia, who then uses Brave Bird. Meditite attempts to use Confusion but fails due to lack of energy, and is knocked out by Brave Bird. Maylene sends out her final Pokemon, Lucario, while Ash again decides to stay with his trusty bird Pokemon. Staravia goes in for a Brave Bird, but is knocked out by Lucario's counter of Metal Claw.

Ash sends out Chimchar, its Flamethrower easily dodged by Lucario. Lucario continues to use his excellent speed to dodge the multiple Flamethrowers coming his way. Chimchar attempts to get closer to Lucario using Scratch, but Lucario again dodges. Lucario uses Force Palm, the green energy hitting Chimchar. Chimchar then manages to land a perfect hit using Flame Wheel at maximum power. Chimchar attempts to use another Flame Wheel but misses due to being paralyzed by Force Palm. Lucario then hits Chimchar multiple times with Bone Rush. Chimchar uses Dig to get away, and Lucario senses for Chimchar's Aura. Lucario uses Aura Sphere on Chimchar's hiding place, throwing Chimchar out of the ground. Chimchar is then knocked out by Lucario's Metal Claw. Ash sends out Buizel as his final Pokemon of the match.

Buizel opens up with Water Gun and Lucario uses Aura Sphere. The attacks combine in an explosion, but the Aura Sphere still hits Buizel. Buizel then manages to avoid Lucario's Bone Rush. Buizel spins and uses Aqua Jet, surpassing Lucario's incoming Metal Claw and hitting the canine Pokemon. Lucario defends against Buizel's SonicBoom by spinning his Bone Rush attack, then unleashes multiple Aura Spheres. Buizel defends with SonicBoom, and is then hit by Force Palm. Lucario charges up for a maximum power Aura Sphere. It is at this time that, surprising Ash and the others, Buizel learns Water Pulse while still feeling the effect of Force Palm. Lucario uses Aura Sphere at the same time as Buizel using Water Pulse, resulting in an explosion. The two Pokemon then use a spinning Aqua Jet and Force Palm, resulting in another explosion. Both Pokemon are hurt but continue to battle in the air, Lucario using Aura Sphere and Buizel Water Pulse. The explosion that results destroys the battle field's roof. Lucario manages to recover and hits Buizel with Metal Claw.

Thinking Buizel is unable to battle, the referee begins to award the match to Maylene, but stops as Buizel gets up. Lucario goes in for a Bone Rush, and Buizel stands still, unable to move. Then, it starts to rain. Its speed dramatically increased, Buizel dodges the Bone Rush at the last second. Its Swift Swim ability has kicked in, and Buizel continues to dodge all the strikes of Bone Rush. Buizel then spins and uses Aqua Jet, while still taking some damage from Lucario's Force Palm. Lucario uses Force Palm again while Buizel uses a combination of Water Pulse and spinning Aqua Jet. Once the smoke clears, both Pokemon are seen to be knocked out, the battle resulting in a draw.

"The battle is a draw," announced the referee. "As a result, the Gym Leader decides if the challenger gets a badge."

Walking over to Ash, Maylene said, "I believe you definitely deserve the badge, Ash." She smiled. "After all, you gave me the greatest Gym Battle of my life!"

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After receiving his badge, Ash and Maylene walked over to the others. "Hazel," Maylene started, " We'll have your battle after my Pokemon rest a bit, okay?" Hazel nodded, then went back to playing with the Pichu sitting on her lap.

Seeing the Pichu, Ash leaned forward and asked, "Is this her, then?"

"Yup, this is Peach," Hazel answered.

"I meant to ask," Dawn started, "Where did you get her?"

Hazel sighed and shook her head. "Apparently my Pikachu decided to mate last time I left her with Professor Oak, and I ended up with an egg. That egg hatched into Peach here." Hazel got a little teary-eyed. "Now my docile little Pikachu's being called a slut!" Ash rolled his eyes.

"By who?" he asked.

"Gary," was Hazel's answer. It was Kaze's turn to roll his eyes.

"Hazel," he said, "You know he was playing around when he said that."

"Do you know who the father is?" asked Misty.

"Nope. No idea who the daddy is. Don't know if I wanna know, either."

With a semi-thoughtful look on his face, Ash said, "You know, from what you've told me, I would've expected that to happen with your Ninetails, not your Pikachu."

"I know, right?" was Hazel's answer. Just then the referee came over and whispered something in Maylene's ear, making her smile.

"Hazel," she said, getting the girl's attention, "Are you ready to battle?" A smile grew on Hazel's face.

"Let's do it," she said.

A/N: Ok, I lied. Hazel's battle is gonna be next chapter. Here's to hoping it'll be better than how I portrayed Ash's, which is exactly how it went in the anime. Bulbapedia helped me there. The only part I liked was the end. And, oh, my, I forgot all about Reggie! I'll try to give him some time next chapter. Tell me what you thought, and see you next week!