That feeling when you've spent ages writing the new chapter, only for it to delete as soon as you hit "Submit Document". That's what I feel right now. Gonna be typing endlessly to get the story down quickly. This may be a shorter chapter due to me wanting to get a critical plot point focused on, and the gym battle feels like it's blocking the way for the vital plot point.
"I'd like to challenge the Gym," uttered Terrell as he stood in the Eterna Gym. Natasha, Charchar, and Rotom stood in the crowd, preparing to watch the battle. Gardenia, the Gym Leader, was sitting down in a chair, reading a book on Eterna City's history.
"Very well," replied Gardenia. "Let's battle then."
Terrell and Gardenia stood on their respective sides of the battlefield, readying themselves for the battle.
"Electro, head on out!" shouted Terrell as he threw out a Poké Ball. Electro slammed his fists together, and let out a battle cry.
"Turtwig, let's go!" shouted Gardenia. A Turtwig emerged from a Poké Ball, snarling at Electro. Terrell was intrigued that she also had a Turtwig, but didn't let it bother him.
"Thunder Punch," shouted Terrell. Electro charged at Turtwig, slamming into it with an electrified fist. Turtwig, however, managed to hold on, readying itself for battle.
"Tackle!" shouted Gardenia. Turtwig lunged at Electro, slamming into him headfirst. Electro went flying back, barely holding on. Yet, he could still fight.
"Thunder Wave!" shouted Terrell. Electro let out an electrified blast that stunned Turtwig, leaving it vulnerable.
"Now let out a Low Kick!" uttered Terrell. Electro dashed at Turtwig, kicking him down. Turtwig was injured by the kick, but barely held on.
"Seed Bomb!" shouted Gardenia. Turtwig fired off a massive seed at Electro, which made its way down to the ground.
"Punch it back!" shouted Terrell. Electro let loose a punch at the seed, sending it towards Turtwig. It detonated, sending debris at Turtwig and knocking it out.
"Tur...twig..." muttered Turtwig as it fainted. Terrell cheered in excitement, as did Natasha and her Pokémon.
"Turtwig is unable to battle," uttered the referee. "Terrell wins!"
"Electro, return," uttered Terrell. "Munchy, head on out!"
Munchy jumped off of Terrell's shoulder, finishing the Berry he was eating earlier.
"Roserade, let's do this!" shouted Gardenia. Roserade emerged from its Poké Ball, getting into a battle stance.
"Sludge Bomb!" shouted Gardenia. Roserade fired off a blast of sludge, which hit Munchy. The poisonous liquid entered Munchy, harming him.
"No..." thought Terrell. "Poison's gonna be bad."
"Tackle!" shouted Terrell. Munchy, although poison, readily obeyed. He dashed at Roserade, and slammed into it with its body. The Grass-type Pokémon managed to hold on, but was injured to a degree.
"Energy Ball," uttered Gardenia. Roserade produced a ball of energy from its flowerlike hands, and threw it at Munchy. The ball slammed right into him, knocking him into a wall. At this point, the poison was crippling the Pokémon.
"Let's see if you can manage a Tackle," uttered Terrell. Munchy ran at Roserade, and although he managed to land a powerful hit, he collapsed from the poison.
"Munchy is unable to battle," uttered the referee. "Terrell wins! The next Pokémon that faints will determine the winner of the battle."
Gardenia smirked as she high-fived Roserade, while Charchar and Rotom brought the unconscious Munchy to the spectator stand.
"Electro, let's finish this!" shouted Terrell. Electro jumped onto the ground, and let loose a battle cry.
"Thunder Wave!" shouted Terrell. Electro fired off a quick-moving jolt of electricity that hit Roserade, paralyzing it.
"Oh no," uttered Gardenia. "Roserade, use Sludge Bomb."
Roserade fired a blast of sludge into the air, due to the paralysis affecting its ability to aim. The sludge smashed into the ground, but some of the residue got on Electro, damaging him, but not poisoning him.
"Finish this with Thunder Punch!" uttered Terrell. Electro ran at Roserade, hitting it in the head with a strong-armed Thunder Punch. Roserade...was knocked out.
"Roserade is unable to battle," uttered the referee. "Terrell wins the battle!"
"YES!" shouted Terrell. He hugged Electro in happiness as Natasha and the others came on down. As Natasha hugged Terrell, Rotom gave her a smirk, knowing what she was trying to pull off.
"You fought well kid," uttered Gardenia. "Here's the Forest Badge."
Terrell put the badge in his case, and exited the gym.
"We'll have to trek through Mt. Coronet to get to Hearthome City, where the next gym is," uttered Terrell. "Fortunately, I hear they've installed tunnels in the mountain."
"Can we see one of those famous Pokémon Contests in Hearthome?" asked Natasha. "I hear the famous Coordinator Dawn is performing in one in a few days."
"We'll try to catch that," replied Terrell. "I even heard Dawn travelled with Ash Ketchum in the past."
Suddenly, a Riolu popped its head out of Terrell's backpack. It appeared as if the Egg had hatched earlier!
"Ri-olu!" shouted the Riolu as it jumped out of the backpack. Terrell took out a Poké Ball, and looked at the Riolu with a smile on his face.
"Hey Riolu," uttered Terrell. "You wanna come with me on a journey?"
Riolu smiled at Terrell in joy, knowing instinctively that he was the one who kept his Egg. Terrell smiled back before throwing the Poké Ball at Riolu. It shook four times before clicking shut. Riolu was caught!
"All right!" shouted Terrell. "A new Pokémon!"
Terrell let Riolu out of his Poké Ball, while thinking about a name. One name came to mind: Chikara. It meant "strength" in another language.
"I'll name you Chikara," uttered Terrell. "Now, let's see how you do in battle, Chikara."
And that ends it. I planned for the Egg to have a Riolu the whole time, and I can say that it will Mega Evolve at some point. I spent ages retyping this, and I hope it was worth the wait.