Act I - Scene vii-i: Pewter City - Where Rivals Spawn and Gym Battles Dawn!

As soon as Ness, Pokey, and Midna walked into town, they saw a battle between none other than the famous rivals: Red and Blue! Both were clashing outside the Pokémon Center, presumptuously after beating the gym. "Heh, thinking about giving up yet Red? Eevee use Quick Attack!" And with that, it looked as though Red's Pikachu was defeated. The Red Fans gasped while others fainted, the Blue Fans started to run towards Blue. "Yeah! Am I great or what? Ladies, ladies, there's plenty of me to go around.." Suddenly, Red's Pikachu rose. "Pikachu, use Slam!" Thus, Eevee was KOed. "Awww! You just lucked out!" Blue shouted, running to the next city in the distance. The fans dispersed, but not before Red tipped his hat to the crowd.

Midna ran over to him. "Wow, that Pikachu really knows how to make a comeback!" "Yeah... he does, doesn't he." While Midna was showing her new Pokémon to Red, Ness, in an act of what seems to be a bit of jealousy, walked over to Red, dragging Pokey in the process. "Hey, you already faced the gym, do you have any tips?" "Well, if you caught any other Pokémon, like Midna here did, then you should be fine. Oh, by the way, the gym leader is a Rock-Type trainer. Alright... catch you guys later..." Red was starting to walk away, but had a pang in consciousness. He looked back at Ness. "Hey kid, we need to battle sometime!" Then Red walked on to the next city.

They made their way into the Pokémon Center where they were greeted by a kindly Nurse Joy. "Welcome to our Pokémon Center!" Pokey, thinking back to his 'theory' asked: "Wait, wait, whoa... whoa... Didn't we see you back at Viridian City?" "No, I am sorry, but that was one of my sisters! Anyways, we heal your Pokémon back to perfect health! Would you like us to heal them before your upcoming battle?" This further supported Pokey's 'theory'. "How did you know we were going to face the gym leader?!" "Pokey, this is the place where people get the 1st Gym Badge, of course she would know!" Nurse Joy giggled, "Yep, that's right little boy! So that's a yes on the Pokémon?" "Yep." "Good! Now just wait a few moments."

While they were waiting, Midna was writing her log in her Pokédex while Ness and Pokey were talking. "See all those weird signs Ness!" "What are you talking about?" "The 'we're related', knowing about us going to the gym, she might be hot, but she's a robot!" With that statement, the happy-go-lucky Nurse Joy went to look up when she heard this. "Pokey! This isn't a conspiracy, calm down! I mean, do you really that that nice nurse is really a cyborg or something?" "I know that she is, man! I know that Nurse Joy is!-" "Thank you! Your Pokémon are fighting fit! We hope to see you again!" They were almost pushed out of the Pokémon Center.

With the door shut behind her, Nurse Joy of Pewter City called up her 'sisters'. "Hello 'sisters', this is Nurse Joy of Pewter City. We have a trainer that is on to us. He is small, plump, has short, messy, blonde hair, and travels with a boy a red cap and a strange girl. This is a Code Red α, I repeat: A Code Red α! We will try to 'fix' the situation. Try to alert the weather team and get them to have a stormy night soon. Thank you and we will discuss this at the next meeting."

Near the outside of the gym, Ness, Pokey, and Midna see a disgusted girl walk away from Brock. He sighed and then noticed the challengers. "Oh.. um... Hi! I'm Brock, the leader of Pewter City's Gym. I believe in rock hard defense and determination! That's why my Pokémon are all the Rock-Type! Do you still want to challenge me?" Ness, with sparkles of determination in his eyes, promptly stated 'yes'. "Fine then! Show me your best!... I'll be waiting for you in the gym."

Ness was fangirling outside, saying: "Oh wow! We get to have our first gym battle!" When they walked inside, it was like a stadium... with rocks! There was a cobblestone pathway that led to a set of stairs, the stairs seemed to lead to a dark area though.. While walking through the gym, they were encountered by a Junior Trainer. The Junior trainer was easily defeated by Ness, Pokey, and Midna. Next, a Hiker by the name of Edwin challenged them... and was also defeated easily.

The three continued up the cobblestone pathway, up the stairs, into the darkness. When they made up, Pokey complained. "That was really hard to walk up those stairs... Hey.. Why can't I see!" A spotlight turns on, prompting the rest of the stadium to light up. The field had many pointed rocks and high ceilings, with rafters all round, acting as spectators' seats. It revealed the gym leader, sitting cross-legged on a stone pedestal. "Wow... you guys got here fast.. Well,.. Ahem... I am Brock, as you already know, and I am the 1st Gym Leader of the Kanto region! Should you win, you will receive the Boulder Badge! Now... prepare too!- Wait, there's three of you... Um, can I just face all of you like one at a time?" Ness was now a little less enthusiastic about Brock, but replied 'Yeah, sure'. "Alright, cool. Now, I guess I can face one of you now, one in the afternoon, and one in the evening. Is that okay?" The three discussed it among themselves and agreed. "Cool, so who wants to go first?" Ness flailed around like crazy, so Brock chose him. "Fine, show me what you've got!"

Thus the battle begins...

Author's Note:

Hi! There is a reason it is on a cliffhanger. It is so I can try to make the fight more thrilling for Ness, Pokey, Midna (, and later on the Youngster). That and something will happen each time after Ness defeats a gym (think of what happens at the 'Your Sanctuaries' in EarthBound... but no, it's not that, Sanctuaries will still be in series). Onward to ye olde references!

References:

- Blue's defeat line was just like his at the optional battle of Route 22 (before you beat all 8 gyms)

- Pokey again references that Nurse Joy is a bit on the odd side...

- The Code Red α was reference the different PSI tiers of attacks in the MOTHER series

- Nurse Joy's call shows that she might have more power than we think (and no, she doesn't always control the weather, she just has access to people who can probably do it for her)

- When Brock was outside, he tried flirting with some random girl, just like he does in the anime

- His outside speech was based off of what he says before you fight him in the original, just a little reworded. His speech before he battled in here I just based off of him.

- The gym is supposed to look like Generation IV's while his battlefield is supposed to look like the anime's battefield

Until next time! N Nintendo Wii Trust! Do U?