Chapter 11

Water VS fire

Let's welcome the water gym leader we know and love Misty! Because she is cooler than the other companions ash gets! And maybe Claire will get a new Pokémon *wink wink nudge, nudge* i know i am a dork for it but all of you should recognize the ending bit *laughs evily* i am going to have that stuck in my head all day sadly. please R&R and enjoy on with the show!

I could barely believe it, so both of Ash's friends were gym leaders? So how strong must Ash be? I was ready after the last few battles as simple as they were I felt invincible with my Evee by my side.

"Oh it's you again." Misty said kind of shocked.

"Hey Ash isn't that Claire?" I heard Brock ask on the sidelines. Ash squinted at me before the recognition crossed him.

"I wonder what she's doing here?" his gaze traveled to Lance. "And who is he? I have seen her with him before but who is he?" Brock looked before seeming a bit shocked.

"That- that's Lance." He stuttered in awe.

"Who," Ash asked.

"He is the current Pokémon champion the leader to the elite four."

"No way," Ash said astonished "how do you know?"

"I am a gym leader Ash, for all intense and purposes he is technically my boss and Misty's too." Ash nodded in understanding before looking back at me. Lance was walking towards them to sit beside them on the bench.

"Ag he's coming over here what do we do? What do we do?" Ash asked frantically as he and Brock both nervously flailed like fish out of water. Never the less the second Lance sat down they pretended to be calm. They both stared at him and exchanged glances and ideas of why he was with me, Lance never taking his eyes off me and Misty determined to ignore their antics. Evee ran in front of me ready for battle, feeling unbeatable. Misty looked at me and smiled.

"Hey you are Ash's sister right? Nice to see you again, I guess you are competing for a Cascade Badge?"

"Yea and I am ready to win!" I said totally charged. She smiled amused and pulled a pokeball.

"We'll see about that." she threw the pokeball and a staryu appeared. "Use water gun!" Misty called out and a river erupted from its red gem in its center. Evee tried to jump out of the way but stumbled and was hit. She regained her balance afterwards and went chasing after staryu with a tackle, ramming the staryu in the ruby hard, and sending staryu staggering back.

"Don't give it a window to attack!" I called "use head butt!" and Evee flung herself at Staryu causing her ruby to crack slightly.

"Staryu use bubble beam!" Misty demanded and a wave of bubbles erupted into the air.

"Doge it!" I called to Evee and she was on the move running and jumping around the bubbles. But there were just too many of them, and she ended up getting pounded by the second 1/2 of them. Evee tried to stand but only fell back down defeated. It took a moment to sink in, I had felt so invincible with Evee now I know I am in trouble.

"You did great Evee thank you." I held out the pokeball and she returned, for a well deserved rest. "I choose you! Pidgeotto!" and in a blaze of red my Pidgeotto was soaring through the building and pulled to a hover 10 feet above our heads the ceiling maybe 2 feet above her. I took a pose of Pride as Pidgeotto landed a good peck on the Staryu and I didn't hear them but Brock turned to Lance.

"Wow she looks kind of cute when she is in a pose like that his eyes turning to hearts. Ash sat beside him looking down feeling REALLY awkward as Brock said that about his sister. "Hey what's wrong?" Brock asked Ash. "Oh that's right she is your sister, sorry Ash but she is cute." Ash felt like melting away into the ground

"Brock you like every girl you see." Ash said embarrassed. But they were both shocked out of their thinking when they noticed Lance beside them looking as though he was holding back.

"Um are you ok?" Ash asked. Lance stared at me for another few seconds before turning to Brock. Not a word being said between them but let's just say Lance turned a pretty shade of pink.

"Oh I see." Brock said. "I am sorry I didn't know you had feeling for her." Lance jumped almost defensively.

"I-I, I don't." was all he could stutter.

"Look dude its ok, Nurse Joy is more of my kind of woman!" and Brock faded into a day dream and the hearts in his eyes doubled twice as large as when he thought of Claire. Lance was trying to find something to say when he noticed Ash staring at him.

"Claire is your sister isn't she?" he asked and Ash nodded. "Great." Lance muttered sarcastically to himself.

"…is it true you are the Pokémon champion?" Ash asked staring at him intently.

"Yea…" Lance said wondering what he was getting into.

"Will you battle with me? When they are done! Please oh please oh please!"

"Um I don't know I have to go soon."

"Do it for Claire! I am her brother please battle me!" Ash begged wanting his chance at fame.

"Alright, alright calm down kid I will battle you, later." Ash sat back down normally excited. Lance sighed and returned to watching me fight Misty. Pidgeotto had fainted staryu and was in deep battle with starmie who was in the pool both throwing attacks from their homeland. Starmie from water Pidgeotto from sky, with a bubble attack Pidgeotto fell defeated.

"Ponyta go!" I called out as my beautiful fire horse appeared proud and strong. I knew she was at a disadvantage but I had no choice. "Use flame thrower," I demanded and ponyta let loose a stream of fire that hit Starmie hurting her but not as much as I could have hoped.

"Double team." Misty demanded and Starmie jumped onto land 10 of her surrounding Ponyta. "Tackle." She said and suddenly a starmie from behind ponyta slammed into her throwing her against the ground sending her sliding. I held my breath praying she didn't fall into the water. Ponyta stood up and charged at Starmie but before she reached her 10 starmies were surrounding her again.

"Use your senses to find the real one then use stomp." I ordered and Ponyta stopped moving for a moment her eyes suddenly plopped open after a second. She began running at one of them.

"Quick use water gun!" Misty cried out urgently but it was too late and Ponyta stomped down on starmie badly injuring it but Ponyta herself fainted. I pulled out my last pokeball. Come on Vulpix you can do it! and Vulpix appeared heroically in the red flash of light ready for battle.

"Aw it's so cute!" Misty cried out at my Vulpix. Then with a single flame thrower the already injured Starmie fainted.

"Come on Vulpix you can do it!" I cheered and Lance watched intensely wondering if I could make a comeback, interested to see this battle of water and fire. Next Misty called out a Seel who seemed more than a bit eager to battle her enthusiasm matching Vulpix's. "Use fire spin." I ordered and a tornado of flames swept the room after Seel hitting with a bit of damage.

"water gun!" Misty called out and Vulpix tried to leap out of the way but wasn't fast enough and was hit hard with a blast of water.

"tackle!" I yelled and Vulpix charged at Seel hitting her dead on and sending her flying into the water. Vulpix skidded to a stop at the water's edge and Seel popped up in a splash using a tackle but Vulpix hit her dead on with a flame thrower sending her back into the water. Seel emerged floating around the water carefully.

"water gun don't get close enough for her to attack!" Misty called and water began shooting from the water at Vulpix who ran and dogged.

"Jump onto the platforms and hit her with quick attacks when your close enough I called and Vulpix obeyed until finally she had been hit with so many water guns she was breathing hard and the Seel was hit with so many tackles they were both on the verge of fainting. And with a final water gun Vulpix fell. I stared in disbelief feeling horrible for pushing. Misty began to jump excited about her victory before freezing and we both noticed Vulpix trying to get up.

"No Vulpix calm down its ok." I began to pull out her pokeball when I stopped suddenly as a brilliant white light flashed and we all watched in amazement as the black shadowy form of my Vulpix dark against the bright light, began to grow and her tails bloomed into nine beautiful waving tails and long white fur. I stared awe struck as the light faded leaving a nine tails in the place of where my Vulpix had been. Vulpix looked at me with a look letting me know she was still the same.

"Alright Nine tails are you ready to win this?" I asked the fire returned to her eyes as she turned her gaze back to her prey. "good now let's go. Flame thrower!" I called and nine tails let loose a flame larger brighter and more amazing then any I had seen. Beside the normal red, orange and yellow within her old flame thrower there were hints of blue and white as well I stared awe struck at it as it hit and fainted Seel. "Way to go Nine tails!" I called out getting excited.

"Blastoise lets do this." Misty ordered and a blastoise appeared big and strong. "Hydro pump let's go!" she commanded and it listened firing a powerful blast of water at nine tails. Nine tails leaped out of the way not a drop landing on her.

"blastoise use tackle!" Misty commanded and the giant turtle ran at nine tails that didn't move. but at the last second blastoise stopped as if frozen in time. surrounded by a purple aura.

"What's happening?" I asked

"Nine tails is using physic." Lance called to me and I nodded understanding and Nine tails flung blastoise into the far wall and he fell into the water and ran up onto land ready to use rage.

"Use physic!" I called and once again a purple aura appeared and sent blastoise flying and he fainted.

"Unbelievable. What are the chances your Vulpix would evolve now?" Misty said a slight bit of rage leaking into her voice as she returned her Pokémon.

"I am sorry," I told her as she handed me my badge and I returned nine tails.

"Please battle me now please!" I heard Ash cry out as he leaped to his feet. And began begging Lance. Lance seemed a bit awkward about it but he agreed.

"You don't mind do you?" Lance asked Misty. "If we borrow the arena for a few minutes?"

"Not at all." Misty said and we both sat down on the bench while Brock followed them up and began to be the referee. The battle began and I had no doubt in my mind Lance would win. And sure enough Lance began mowing down Ash's Pokémon with one attack each.

"He is kind of cute." Misty said and I looked at her confused and a bit embarrassed.

"Wh-what?" I stuttered.

"Lance, you do like him don't you?" I had never really thought about it. did I like Lance?

"Who-when-what?" I began turning a bright colorful shade of rose red. "um…well...um…" Misty laughed.

"There's no need to be embarrassed. It's kind of sweet actually. I kind of like Ash myself actually." She said a bit shyly. I grew even more uncomfortable hearing her talk about my brother.

"Well…um…" she laughed again.

"Oh I am sorry that must be really odd for you he Is your brother after all. But don't worry if Lance is yours then I won't say anything." She winked and I felt a little dizzy. I wanted to say no I don't like Lance. but when I tried I just couldn't. I suppose it was because I hated lying. And as much as I hated to admit it I think I fell for him.

"END OF MATCH!" Brock called out. Ash stared open mouthed at Lance who had only used one Pokémon to defeat all of Ash's.

"No…no way." Ash said in awe. Lance actually cracked a smile as he returned his Pokémon I almost joined him watching Ash's dumbstruck reaction. Misty and I walked up to congratulate (Lance) and console (Ash).

"You did great." I told Lance a bit more admiringly then I would like to admit.

"Well I think we have to get going." Lance told them.

"Nice seeing you guys again." Ash called to us as we approached the door. But a giant rumbling from the ceiling that shook the ground made us freeze in our tracks and I grabbed onto Lance to stop myself from falling. I heard a kind of pathetic evil laugh as the roof began to cave in and a voice rang out. (XD all of you should know this! if not you should check out this link because I won't add any description during the motto it would ruin it.)

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"Prepare for trouble!"

"Make it double!"

"To protect the world from devastation!"

"To unite all peoples within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"

"To extend our reach to the stars above!"

"Jessie!"

"James!"

"Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now, or prepare to fight!"

"Meowth! That's right!"

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