Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. If I did, I would use the funds to fix my usual computer…

Neoko: It's been such a long time… My usual computer is acting up so I thought I should wait for it to get fix before touching this story again, but after about a month I realized that it won't get fixed for a long time… So now I will attempt to continue this story on this laptop! Now on with the story, I know I said this would be a Damion centered chapter, but the more a thought of it, the more I realized how long and complicated this fanfic will become if I make a chapter on every little thing… (Besides, Damion had a centered chapter not too long ago…) So now I'll just be lazy and give you a shorten version of both Dawn and Damion's battles and this is a Dawn centered chapter.

Hang in there Dawn

Dawn's POV

I couldn't believe what was happening right in front of me. It started as a regular spurn of the moment match, but it soon turned into a extremely one-sided battle. Another trainer had challenged Damion, but now he's completely outmatched. Don't get me wrong, Damion wasn't completely destroying him like a jerk would, but it was very clear who was going to win.

Finally, the other trainer's Shinx just couldn't take it anymore and collapsed from exhaustion. "Shinx is unable to battle!" Lucas semi-yelled out, "The victory goes to Bidoof!"

I still couldn't believe it… Damion only got that Pokemon a short while ago and can already use it so easily. I let out a small sigh and thought to myself, "I'm still no where near as good as Lucas and Damion…" I watched as Damion walked over to the Shinx to check it was alright. He shared a brief, friendly chat with the trainer while they exchanged money. "Damion won his battle too… But me…"

Flashback Normal POV

A few minutes back, Dawn herself was challenged to a Pokemon battle. Her opponent simply called herself "Lass", her two Bidoof's against Dawn's Piplup and Buneary. Piplup won against Lass' first Bidoof, but after a long battle that could have gone either way, Piplup fainted against the second Bidoof. After that, things went downhill when Dawn's Buneary wouldn't even listen to her and was eventually defeated

"B-Buneary is unable to battle!" Lucas shouted in a careful tone. "Victory goes to Bidoof!" Dawn then collapsed on the ground, having a hard time believing she lost her very first battle.

"I lost…" Dawn whispered in a depressed tone.

"Don't worry Dawn." Lucas said while patting her lightly on the back. "That was a really close battle. And you did great for a beginner!"

However, Lass on the other hand counted her money as her Bidoof's danced around, happy with their win. "Thanks for the eighty bucks Dawn!" She mockingly yelled out before finally leaving.

Dawn then went into a even more sadder state, leaving Lucas struggling to find words to cheer up her and was failing miserably. And if that wasn't bad enough…

"Hey!" Dawn finally lifts her head to see Damion walking up to them. He had wandered off before the battle even started "Is the battle over?"

After a pause Dawn responded, "Yeah!" Dawn shouted in a cold way, "It's over alright!"

Damion, now sensing what just happened, adapted to the atmosphere of the situation. "O-oh…" Damion finally sighed out, not sure whether he should say anything. "D-don't sweat it Dawn!" Damion then bellows down to Dawn's eye level. "You can't win them all! Besides, losing builds character!"

Dawn was about to shoot a cold glare at her not-so helpful friend when she spots the familiar looking beaver-like creature in Damion's arms. "Damion…" Dawn muttered in a darker tone. "What are you holding?"

Damion shoot her a look of confusion until he looked back down to the Pokemon he was carrying. "Oh this?" Damion pointed to the creature. "It's called a Bidoof. I caught it while you were battling." Damion then takes out his Pokedex with his one free hand. "The Pokedex says it's a normal type that likes to gnaw on logs and rocks and it likes to live… by.. water…" Damion slowed down after noticing Dawn looked like she was about to explode. "W-what?"

Dawn slowly raises up while Lucas nervously chuckled as he was careful stepping away from the sure to be disastrous scene.

Finally, Dawn lost it. "OF ALL THE POKEMON YOU COULD HAVE CAUGHT, WHY THE HELL DID YOU CATCH THAT!?" Dawn yelled at the top of her lungs leaving a confused and somewhat terrified Damion and his new addition to his team scared stiff from the girl's reaction.

End of Flashback/Dawn's POV

Suddenly I felt a small tap on my shoulder. I turned and found Lucas. Somehow he managed to get behind me without me knowing. He signaled Damion and the three of us continued to Jublife city. Suddenly Lucas stopped and flashed me a concerned look.

"What?" I asked, I feel uncomfortable being stared at.

"I was just thinking," Lucas started in a cautious manner, "Dawn, you only have two Pokemon right? I thought for a moment and nodded. I did have two Pokemon, but I didn't see the problem. "Dawn," Lucas said in a more serious tone, "I think you should get at least three until we reach town…"

"W-why!?" I stammered in confusion. "It there something wrong!?"

"No it's just," Lucas began but then started to slow down. "C-considering what happened in that, uhh… last battle of yours…" He was probably talking about the one I lost and the one that forced us to give away eighty bucks… "Next time you might not have the luxury of having potions, so it's best to have as much Pokemon as possible…"

The more I thought about the more it made sense. If it wasn't for the potions we got before we left Sandgem Town then I wouldn't have had any Pokemon able to battle. And looking back at Damion who already has three Pokemon and considering that I already know Lucas has at least three Pokemon, I realized one thing. "If I don't do something quick, I'll end up as the major weak-link in our group!"

"Aah!" I screamed while Damion and Lucas stared, obviously taken back from my seemingly random shriek. "I can't let that happen! What am I going to do!?"

Suddenly, I felt someone's hand on my shoulder. When I looked back I saw Damion. "Calm down Dawn!" he practically yelled at me. "All Lucas wanted you to do is catch one more Pokemon, right? You've already done that before!"

"Yeah…" I thought to myself. "I have done it before!" After hearing Damion's attempt to make me feel better, I became determine to catch a third member to my team.

"Okay Lucas!" I shouted over to the red barrette wearing boy. "What Pokemon should I get!"

Upon hearing my outburst, Lucas began looking through his PokeNavi. After watching him press a few buttons Lucas flashed his "polite" smile as he faced me. "It seems like there are a lot more different species of Pokemon in this area that you've haven't caught yet."

"Cool!" I shouted back. I really was filled with energy. "What kinds!?"

Lucas took another glance at his PokeNavi. "Well… there's Starly!"

"Pass!" I said coldly. There's no way I was gonna catch one of those rats with wings after what they did to me!

"Okay…" Lucas replied while looking back at his pocket-sized machine. "What about Bidoof?"

I paused while taking another look at the big-toothed creature still in Damion's arms. Don't ask me way he hasn't put it in it's PokeBall yet… Even though it did look like a good Pokemon, the battle between me and that stupid Lass still angered me too much. "Hmm, nah…"

Damion looked over Lucas' shoulder, while he was still looking at his PokeNavi. "Okay," Lucas continued. "What about a Shinx?"

I suddenly remembered the fight Damion just had against another trainer that had a Shinx. It was pretty fast and really cute too. I thought I wouldn't mind getting one when the fact that Damion has the evolve version of it flashed in my mind. "Maybe… It there anymore?"

Before Lucas could say another word, Damion butted in, "Staravia?" Damion asked in a joking manner.

Next thing I knew, my hand was shaped as a fist while Damion held his head in pain. "That wasn't funny!" It looked back to Lucas who was still looking at his machine. "Can I see?"

Lucas looked back at me as he extended his hand holding the PokeNavi closer to me. I looked through the Pokemon list when one finally caught my eye. "What about this one?"

"That's a Kricketot." Lucas began. "Its sometimes called the cricket Pokemon. They do live in this area, but…"

"What?" I asked, confused with Lucas' sudden hesitation. "If it lives here then I can catch it r-!"

"Kricketot, the nocturnal Pokemon." Damion interrupted, putting an obvious emphasis on a certain word.

"N-nocturnal?" I repeated in confusion.

"It means it only comes out at night!" Damion continued, giving me an exasperated look. "It's barely noon… Just how long do you plan to keep us here?" After hearing this my face flushed from embarrassment. Thankfully, Lucas was able to change the subject.

"Dawn!" Lucas called out while pointing at something behind me. "Over there!"

I looked back to see a familiar small blue and black creature with random sparks flying out of him. "It's a Shinx!" I shouted in amazement.

After a pause Damion walked up next to me. "Well?" Damion finally said while staring at me. "Are you going to catch it or what?"

I looked at the boys and looked back at the Shinx, trying to make up my mind. Finally, I started drawing out a PokeBall. "Watch out Shinx!" I shouted in my head. "Here comes Dawn!"

Normal POV

Dawn faced her new opponent, Shinx with a PokeBall in hand. "Okay, let's do this…" Dawn muttered to herself as she was about to throw the ball. "Go Pip-!"

"D-Dawn!" two different voices shouted at one time. Dawn nearly fell on the floor as she faced the boys who were responsible for ruining the moment.

"What are you guys doing!?" Dawn screamed at the top of her lungs. "I'm trying to catch a Pokemon here!"

"Shinx is an electric type Pokemon!" Lucas cried out. "Sending Piplup against it won't be a smart move!"

"W-what!?" Dawn cried back. "T-then what am I going to do!?"

"You have two Pokemon don't you!?" Damion called out to his friend. "Use Buneary!"

"What!?" Dawn shouted. "B-but Buneary won't even listen to me!"

"Just try!" Damion shouted back, annoyed at the girls complaints.

During a brief pause, Dawn looked towards the Shinx as it let out many sparks off its body. "They're right!" Dawn pondered in her head. "If I send Piplup out against that Shinx, Piplup might get seriously hurt!" Dawn then put back Piplup's ball and switched it with Buneary's. "Please Buneary…" Dawn clutched the ball in her hand. "I need your help!"

"Go, Buneary!" Dawn threw her PokeBall and the cotton covered rabbit popped out of the Ball and the Shinx readied itself for battle. "Buneary, use Focus Punch!" Dawn shouted out. However, not only did Buneary not listen, it started hopping away. "B-Buneary!"

As Dawn chased after the rabbit Damion, Lucas, and the Shinx sweat dropped. "I-is this what happened in the battle earlier?" Damion asked Lucas as Dawn continued to pursue her awol bunny.

"Pretty much…" Lucas answered. Then Lucas noticed the now irritated Shinx starting to spark like crazy. "Dawn! The Shinx is about to attack!"

Dawn looked toward the electric Pokemon to see a massive amount of electricity rushing toward her and her Buneary. "Dawn!" Damion yelled as the lightning hit. As the smoke cleared it revealed that Dawn protected Buneary from the attack. "Dawn! Hang on, I'll-!"

"Please wait!" Dawn shouted out to her worried friend. Damion stopped in his tracks as, shocked at his friend's command. "Just… Just wait…!" Dawn turned back to her Buneary that was burying its face in fear of being hurt. "Please Buneary…!" Dawn whispered to the bunny. "Please help me!"

The Buneary stared in wonder at the girl's plea. The Shinx, still in a fit of anger, began to charge over the two while their guard was down. He then started to spark even more as the bolts of electricity formed other its body.

"T-that-!" Lucas cried, "Volt tackle!? B-but how!?"

"Dawn!" Damion cried to the girl. "If that hits you, burns would be the least of your problems!" Damion rushed over to Dawn, but one of the stray bolts launched off the Shinx, blocking Damion's way.

The electrified Shinx rushed over to Dawn, ready to hit her and Buneary with all its might. Just then Dawn felt that her life past before her eyes as the rapid sparks grew closer to her and closed her eyes in fear. Suddenly Dawn felt like she was floating in mid-air and finally reopened her eyes. She saw the ground a short distance away from her feet and Buneary grabbing her arm, soaring directly into the sky before landing safely onto the ground.

"W-what!?" Dawn cried in confusion. "Buneary, did you do this!?" Buneary merely smiled as Dawn looked at her Pokedex. In the devise it listed Buneary's current attacks, including one called "bounce". "Bounce?" Dawn questioned the small bunny creature. "Is that what you did?" Buneary merely nodded as it showed a snobbish expression.

"Dawn!" Lucas called out. "It's coming back!"

Dawn looked to the seemingly angered Shinx as it once again charged towards her. Buneary once again took Dawn's hand and jetted the two of them into the air. They repeated the same actions over and over again.

"Dawn!" Damion began. "This is going no where and soon, Buneary may not be able to use bounce anymore! Just leave it!"

Dawn ignored Damion's advice and continued to look at her Pokedex. Dawn's eyes widen in excitement. "I got it! Buneary, bounce one more time!" As soon as the rabbit hit the ground it launched itself back into the air. The Shinx looked over head, anticipated when the two will land. Then, while in mid-air, Dawn looked directly into the Shinx's eyes. "Now Buneary, use ice punch!"

Buneary then released a blue beam from its fist, hitting Shinx's two front paws. Soon, the small creature's front leg are frozen stiff.

"An aerial ice punch?" Damion thought in his mind.

"Not bad…" Lucas also thought. "She's pretty resourceful…"

The Shinx desperately tried to escaped as the ice started to chip away from its legs. "This isn't enough!" Dawn yelled to her Buneary. "Finish it off with dizzy punch!"

Then the tops of Buneary's ears start glowing as it hit's the Shinx repeatedly. Soon a strong enough punch caused so much damage that the Shinx was knocked free from its ice shackles, but it was also knocked out cold.

"PokeBall Go!" Dawn yelled as she threw the spherical item at the defeated Shinx. Son Shinx was sucked into the ball and the ball began to shake furiously. However the ball's seemingly unrelenting shakes came to an end as the PokeBall ceased to move completely.

Dawn stared at the ball in wonder. Even though she had just witness the event take place, she could not believe she actually caught the rampaging Pokemon. Soon the initial shock left her and she began skipping with joy.

"Yes!" Dawn cried out in delight. "I caught Shinx!" Soon Buneary joined Dawn in her celebration as Damion and Lucas stood a distance from the now happy trainer. Dawn soon noticed the two boy's unusual detachment and waved to them. "Come on guys!" Dawn called over to the boy trainers. "Jublife city won't come to us!" Dawn then skipped ahead, happy with her latest accomplishment

Damion stood dumfounded for a few seconds before letting out a slightly annoyed sigh. "Looks like someone got her spirit back…"

"Indeed." Lucas chuckled to himself. "I'm just glad the situation has calmed down."

"You're joking." Damion replied in a cold tone. "There is nothing to be 'calm' about this situation!" Lucas turned to the other boy who is now wearing a serious expression. "Don't act dumb with me, Lucas. I know you realized what just happened then."

Lucas stared at the critical boy, Soon his eyes narrowed also he looked back to where Dawn skipped away. "You mean the abnormal power of that Shinx, correct?"

"That's right." Damion answered, his eyes icily cold. "A normal Shinx in this area shouldn't be able to perform volt tackle. Especially a wild one…"

Lucas paused as if he was sucking in the observation Damion had just made. "Do you think this was 'their' doing?"

"Who else?" Damion merely replied.

"Then it looks like," Lucas stated with his eyes shrouded in darkness. "We'll been meeting with those people soon.

The boys paused in silence as a gust of wind lifted the fallen leaves, causing them to dance around them. Soon, a far away voice finally broke the silence.

"Guys!" Dawn shouted back to them. "Hurry up! I can see the Jublife sign!"

Neoko: Again, sorry for the long wait. This was a pretty intense battle. (If you want to see it that way. This whole chapter took seven whole pages! That's pretty long in my book. In the next chapter, Dawn, Damion, and Lucas finally reach Jublife! (After three whole chapters! XD) What will happen next!? Why don't we have a peek?

Preview

"YOU ARE WRONG! The strangely dressed man yelled.

"What!?" Dawn cried in confusion. "How was I that wrong!?"

'SORRY BUT YOU JUST ARE!" The man continued. "THANKS FOR PLAYING!" Soon the colorful stranger ran away, leaving Dawn and the others in his dust.

"What did I do wrong guys!" Dawn cried to the two boys.

"What?" Damion asked plainly. "It's just what the pajama freak said, 'You are wrong!'"

Dawn's face then flushed with embarrassment and rage. Soon her hand found its way to Damion's ear as she yelled as loud as her lungs would permit her. "WILL YOU SHUT UP!?"

End of Preview

Neoko: How was that? If you played the game you might be able to guess what will happen next! Please continue to read this story. Please review!