I don't own Pokémon, I won't own Pokémon. No, you cannot sue me. Like I said before, I don't own Pokémon.
" " - talking; Italics - thinking
Xxxxxx - break in day or event; Xxxxxxxxxxxx - change of days
Chase - 10 yrs;Leta - 10 yrs; Adam - 13 yrs; Misty - 15 yrs; Gary - 14 yrs; Ash - 14 yrs; Megan - 12
Waking up before Adam, I decided to go for a quick walk. Getting dressed, I heard Shadow roll over and wake up. "Vee?" Walk?
Whispering, I said, "Yeah, now come on." Shadow hopped off the bed and quickly walked over to the door and went out with me, Closing the door behind me, I heard another door open.
"Where do you think your going so early?" asked a girl's voice. Not having to turn around, I knew who it was.
"My morning walk, why?" I ask.
"But it's only five in the morning, and the sun won't rise for another two hours," answered Leta.
"Its what I do ever morning. I walk every morning to help stretch myself out," I replied. And it seems to be the only time I get that doesn't have a question every ten minutes.
"I'll come with you then," Leta said, closing her door.
"No thanks," I said, turning to face her. "I'm going out to do some training on my own. I'll be back by noon." I then turned and left her in the hall. "By the way, our door is unlocked. Keep an eye on Adam, I have a feeling he might want to do something later with her." And then I turned a corner and was out of Leta's sight.
"You ready Shadow? This is the day we challenge Misty." I said excitedly.
"Vee!" Yes!
Xxxxxx
Approaching the gym doors, I grew more excited with each step. "Alright Misty, prepare for the butt whooping you are about to receive."
"That is," a girl's voice said from behind, "YOU prepare for the butt whooping you are about to receive." I turned around to see that Misty had snuck up on me.
"Geez girl, I thought you'd still be asleep. I was going to surprise you." I said after getting over the shock of being surprised myself.
"Thought you'd do something like that after your lost yesterday. So I planned on waking up earlier just in case you did. So, are you ready, Chasey?" Misty asked.
"Yeah, let the whooping commence!" I said, punching the air in her direction.
Xxxxxx
"This is a two on two battle for a Cerulean City Cascade Gym Badge. I, Ariel, will referee this battle between Misty of the Cerulean Gym, and Chase of Pallet Town. Trainers, select your Pokémon, and Begin!" the referee started the battle.
"Alright Shadow, let's do this!" and Shadow jumped onto one of the floats in the gym's pool.
"Staryu, come on out!" and a star shaped Pokémon took to the water.
"Round one in Shadow versus Staryu, BEGIN!"
"Shadow, shadow ball." "Staryu, water gun." Shadow shot a black ball of energy towards Staryu, but it dodged the attack by going under water. Resurfacing in front of Shadow, Staryu let out a water gun attack at point blank range, blasting Shadow with water, and forcing him out of the pool.
"Come on Shadow, get back in there and use tackle." "Staryu, use swift." Shadow tried jumping towards Staryu, but it went under water again, causing Shadow to miss. Staryu reappeared right in front of Shadow again, hitting it point blank range again with its swift attack.
"We have to try something new here. Shadow, fire a small shadow ball, then charge a second." "Staryu, water gun again." Shadow fired a black ball, and Staryu ducked into the water. But this time, when Staryu reappeared in front of Shadow, he had a another black ball waiting for the Staryu. "FIRE NOW!" This time, the black ball hit on target and blasted it out of the pool and onto the wall of the gym. Staryu couldn't recover.
"Staryu is out. Round one to Chase," Ariel announced.
"Alright," Misty said as she recalled Staryu, and then summoned, "Starmie, your turn!"
"Round two will be Shadow versus Starmie,"
"Think you can go another round Shadow?" I asked Shadow. Panting heavily, it nodded its head, signifying that it could make another run. "Great, then let round two begin."
"That trick won't work a second time Chase, just try it again," Misty warned.
"Shadow, tackle." "Starmie, water pulse." As Shadow went to tackle Starmie, Starmie let a huge water gun attack out towards Shadow. The pulse launched Shadow out of the pool and help him against the wall of the gym for a few seconds before dying down.
Unable to get back on its feet, and stay on them, Shadow fell backed down and stayed down. "Shadow is unable to continue, Starmie wins," Ariel announced.
"Rest for a bit, Shadow. Now, my ultimate attack for you Misty. Sparks, let's play!" I said, releasing a Jolteon.
"Jolt Jolt!" Let's go!
"The third round will be Sparks versus Starmie. Begin!"
"Starmie, water pulse." "Sparks, dodge and use quick attack." Starmie tries to hit Sparks with the same attack it used on Shadow, but Sparks blurred at the last second and rushed into Starmie, hitting it out of the pool. But Starmie recovered and jumped back into the battle.
"Sparks, use quick attack again." "Starmie, use swift." Sparks blurred again and rushed into Starmie. But before Sparks could land an attack, Starmie shot out hundreds of stars, each blasting Sparks. Sparks landed outside of the pool, and shook off the attack.
"Enough playing. Starmie, water pulse again." "Sparks, no more playing either. Go all out with thundershock!" Sparks launched a shocking attack, one that seemed to go even faster once it hit the water from the water pulse attack. The pulse knocked both Pokémon out of the pool and against the wall.
"Get up Sparks!" "Starmie, get back into the fight!" Slowly, Sparks got his feet beneath him and got back to the side of the pool. Starmie started to recover, but fell back over, with its gem blinking.
"Round three goes to Chase and Sparks. I declare Chase the winner of this match. Great, now I get to go back to bed. Wake me up later, kay Misty?" Ariel then walked out of the gym and into her room, where a loud crash was heard.
"Don't worry 'bout her. She landed on her bed. Alright, you won. Here's your badge," Misty said, a little disappointed.
"Aw come on. You know you like handed these out. Thanks for the wonderful battle sis." I took the badge from Misty, and placed it with the Boulder Badge in my bag. "Now you know, Leta will be coming later to battle you."
"Figured your girlfriend would. Why didn't you bring her with you?" asked Misty.
"She ain't my girlfriend. You know that I have plenty to do before I have any time to be like that. And I didn't bring her because I thought it would benefit her if she didn't see our battle. I'll see you later sis!" I said as I walked out of the gym. "Now, to get back to the center and heal you guys up." I said to Shadow and Sparks.
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Waking up Adam, Leta was thinking, Man, he sure does sleep harder than me sometimes. Wonder what time he got back in after spending the evening with Megan. Not seeing any progress, Leta called out Pikachu, and had it use thundershock on him.
"AHHH!" Falling to the floor, Adam looked over to see Leta laughing and trying to run out of the room. "I'm going to get you for that!"
"Think of it as payback for getting me soak that morning," Leta yelled as she left the boys' room.
Xxxxxx
Eating breakfast a little bit later, both Adam and Leta were talking about things to do that day. "Yeah, the biggest thing I want to do later is to challenge Misty for another badge. But I wonder why Chase ain't back yet. He's been gone for like three hours now." Looking at her watch, see saw that it was eight, and Chase had left at five.
"Oh yeah, I forgot something," Adam said quietly.
"What?" asked Leta.
"He went to challenge Misty this morning," Adam said while looking out the window of the restaurant. Speak of the Pokémon, "There he is."
"Where?" said an irate Leta. She turned her head to see Chase enter the restaurant. After he got to their table, Chase noticed an icy glare from Leta.
"Uh, what did I do?" I asked.
"You, you went and challenged her. I thought we were going to do it as a team again," Leta continued her glare.
"Well, I thought it'd be better this way," I started to explain.
"How would it be better this way?" she asked.
"To see how you handle a big battle by yourself. We'll be there to encourage you. But I won't be there for you to help finish your battle," I finished. And before she could finish, I got back up and went to the food bar to get some breakfast. By the time I got back to the table, both Leta and Adam were gone. "Now what?" I sat down and started to eat breakfast.
Finishing up with breakfast, I went to go pay my bill. As I was paying, the waiter handed me a napkin. "A girl said to give you this when you done, sir."
"Thank you, I think." I took the napkin and opened it up. Inside was a quick note.
If you can do it yourself, then I don't need you there. Leta.
Laughing softly, I could only think, Is she smart enough to use her types to her advantage. She could win easily since she has a Butterfree and a Pikachu, both are good against her. If that's what she wants, fine. I'll let her loose. I went back to the hotel to start planning our trip to Vermillion.
Vermillion, that is where I find the truth. The truth to my parents' disappearance. I couldn't wait to get there. Watch out NTR, I'm coming for you guys.
Xxxxxx
"Well, congratulations on winning, Leta. You've earned this badge," Misty said as she handed Leta her badge. "By the way, where's Chasey?"
"Thanks Misty. And Chase, I don't know where he is," Leta said.
"I thought that he would have been here to encourage you," Misty said.
"Yeah, that's what his plan was. But I didn't think what he did this morning was right. He lied to me. Said he was going to do some training. But he came here to challenge you instead." explained Leta.
"Oh, I see. So he lied to you. Figures." Misty said as she rolled hr eyes.
"Wait, what do you mean figures?" asked Leta.
"He still doesn't feel like he can trust many people. Except those close to him. That's probably why he lied to you this morning," said Misty.
"We've been traveling together for a while. He doesn't think we're close?" Leta asked, tilting her head downward.
"Come on Leta. We only met him not that long ago. And besides, you know trust is something built over time, not instantly." Adam said.
"But after what happened the other day, how he carried me here. I thought there might have been something else." Leta said, with her head still down.
"I think I see what's going on. I think you have a crush." Misty said happily.
Looking up quickly, Leta couldn't believe what Misty had said. But for some reason, it felt right. Sighing softly, she said, "Not just a crush. I know that I like him. But how do I…"
"You just have to wait until he's ready. He has a lot of things on his mind right now. And, your next stop is probably going to be Vermillion, the city where his parents' ship left port. He's probably going to be asking a lot of questions there. But after he finds what he's after, you might have a chance later," Misty said. "Until then, don't let any girl take him away from you."
"Thanks Misty," Leta said. "I think we should get back to the hotel, and see what Chase is planning." Leta said to Adam.
"Okay, but I hope we get to the spend one more night here. I want to see Megan again," Adam said, with a weird look in his eye.
"And I think your brother is also under a crush," Misty joked with Leta.
"Yeah, and he only met her a few days ago," Leta said giggling.
"Hey, get Chasey to come out to the fairgrounds tonight. There's going to be a movie projected out there. I think a movie would be a good way for you to get closer to Chase." Misty said.
"Great idea. What time?" asked Leta.
"About, seven thirty. The sun will be down by then, and perfect to view a movie. And of course I'll bring one of the guys with me." Misty said, trying to decide between Ash and Gary. "Well, see you two later!"
"Bye Misty," Adam said.
"Bye," Leta said.
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"Come on Chase, let's go out and see a movie," Leta pleaded with me. I just didn't feel like going to see a movie.
"Rain check? Don't feel like it tonight," I said, still planning the trip to Vermillion.
"Geez Chase. Give up on work for an evening. Enjoy yourself." Not seeing a reaction she favored from me, she decided to do something a little more drastic. "Get up, Chasey."
"What, did, you, call, me?" I said slowly.
"Chasey. And if you don't want me to say it again, you'll come with me to the movie." Leta declared.
Sighing in defeat, I asked, "What's showing?"
"Don't know. Misty invited us. She's going to be there too." Leta answered.
Great. Is this part of Misty's plan. "Okay, let's go."
"Yeah!" Leta squealed, as she grabbed my arm and practically hauled me to the fairgrounds.
Xxxxxx
Getting to the fairgrounds, I saw Leta look around nervously. Seeing Misty, Leta walked up to her. "Uh, Misty. Where's the movie going to be shown?"
"Oh, I kind of lied about a movie. It's more of watching a meteor shower," Misty said, pointing up to the sky.
"Oh." Then Leta saw Adam show up, with Megan. "Hi Megan, and Adam."
"Hi guys." Megan replied. Then the girls broke of and spoke to each other quietly.
"So, heard that you beat Misty earlier," Gary said.
"Yeah, wasn't too hard." I replied.
"I won't be that easy. In fact, most trainers can't beat me." Gary boasted.
"We'll see." I said.
"I wonder what girls talk about when they get together like this," Adam said, looking to both me and Gary.
"Heck if I know. I don't even know why Leta dragged me out here tonight. All I know is that she blackmailed me into it." I said, remembering earlier events.
"Usually, they compare us behind our backs. Then they get these weird ideas. Shh, their coming back." Gary said as he saw the girls come back.
"Not much longer until the shower starts," Misty said, stepping closer to Gary.
"Great, then let's watch the show," I said, laying down on the ground. Misty and Gary sat down together on a nearby rock. Adam and Megan leaned up against a fence. And Leta, she sat down beside me and watched the sky. Then the shower started. It was the brightest thing in the night sky any of us had seen. I guess this wasn't so bad. I looked over to see Gary and Misty softly kissing. Then glanced over to see Adam and Megan hugging warmly. Finally, saw Leta. As I turned back to the sky, I smile and said, "Beautiful." Then I felt Leta's hand fall onto mine.
There you go. This chapter is finished. How'd you like it? Tell me, pwease!
