Author's Note: Hello, everybody! I finally got this chapter done, even after that unpleasant conversation with the idiot flamer who left the recent "review". No matter, I have blocked them, and they're untalented in writing anyways. I have pre-school age cousins more mature than them, and they need to get an actual life instead of being an arrogant bint (who hasn't even written a story since last June because of all the constructive criticism in their reviews, JFC...). People have told them to stop and called them out on their shit, and it's pathetic that good advice falls on deaf flamer ears (especially if the flamer's apparently older than I am, like WOW).

But to those who aren't them, here's the chapter for you. Never expected the last chapter to get the most views besides the first chapter. Holy shit, everyone...


Luckily, there was a small field located close to the Sewers. When I found it atop a staircase underground, I couldn't have been more relieved to have discovered a less troublesome training spot. It was bad enough I had to make several trips to the Pokémon Center and back due to all of the Rattata and Zubat taking down my Pokémon after they just barely got some experience.

The field wasn't much, save for a few patches of tall grass, a single tree, and a commemorative plaque on the tree bark.

"'In honor of our fair city's founder, Cassidy S. Manatan. Your legacy shall forever be cherished.'," I read aloud. "This must be where it all began for Castelia City."

Glancing at the plaque one more time, I wandered into the tall grass and was abruptly ambushed by two wild Rattata. My two Pokémon of choice were Tidus and Michi, who needed the most training out of everyone. Although they attacked with Vine Whip and Water Gun respectively, it hardly did anything on the wild Pokémon. In the blink of an eye, Michi was bitten by a critical Hyper Fang, causing her to faint instantly before I recalled her in exchange for Phoebe.

"Tidus, use Wrap!" I commanded, "Phoebe, Razor Leaf!"

Stretching his body somewhat, Tidus constricted himself around one of the Rattata until he left a perpetual bind on it. Now that its movements were restricted, Tidus had the opportunity to use Tackle and inflict more damage on it. While he was taking down the first Rattata, little Phoebe slashed several cuts into the second Rattata's body. But when she least expected it, Rattata 2 used a critical Hyper Fang on her.

"W-W-WAAAAAAAA!" she wailed upon being bitten, "Big brother, the mean Rattle-ta bit me!"

"Paws off my sister!" Tidus snapped, shoving the first Rattata off of him and striking the second one with Vine Whip. When it was seemingly unconscious, Tidus took a look at the bite. "Are you okay, Phoebe?"

"I-It bits me, Tidus…" she whimpered, tears still welling in her eyes.

"Shhh, it's okay. Big brother's here now. It'll be okay, little one."

After I sprayed Phoebe's bite mark with my last Potion, Tidus pulled his adoptive little sister into a tender hug. I saw one of the Rattata about to pounce at them with Bite. Before I could warn my Pokémon, Tidus slapped Rattata away with Vine Whip.

"What was that, Tidus?" Phoebe asked innocently.

"Nothing, Phoebe," Tidus lied with a calm smile as he pulled apart from Phoebe.

The two continued fighting the rather strong Rattata with all their might. Tidus and Phoebe managed to evade their attacks at first, but as the battle continued, the purple rodents kept wearing them out. Rattata 1 started to charge at Phoebe with another Bite attack, but Tidus jumped in the way and took the hit instead.

"T-Tidus!" Phoebe cried.

Before she could react anymore, one of the Rattata used Hyper Fang on Phoebe, resulting in her harsh defeat. I returned both of my fainted Pokémon to their Balls and high-tailed it out of that place. I escaped the Castelia Sewers and rushed into the Pokémon Center to heal my team. Once the brief health scan had been completed, I took my PokéBalls back, only for Tidus to pop out of his.

"Hynden, I need to ask you something," he said. "What type of Pokémon does Burgh use?"

"Bug-types, why?" I asked him.

"I thought so. Look, I'm not sure if Phoebe will be able to handle the Gym. The Bug-types might be super effective against her since she's half Grass. She can battle if she chooses to, but if things don't turn out well, then it's for the better we put her in the PC, lest she get hurt again."

"Man, you're really looking out for Phoebe, aren't you? Ever since we found her, she's been your main focus entirely."

"...A sibling's duty is to always safeguard their younger ones. Those who can't follow that aren't fit to call themselves a sibling. Doesn't that friend of yours do the same for his little sister?"

"Yeah, Haley does. But, he keeps mentioning how Team Plasma made Julia upset somehow. That's probably his reason for hating them so much."

"Then he's a good big brother. This Julia girl is lucky to have someone so responsible and caring as a sibling."

Opening Tidus' PokéBall up, his form turned into dim red light and was visibly sucked back into the containment orb. I purchased several more Potions and absconded the red-roofed healing building to find the Castelia City Gym, home of my third Unova badge on my quest of regaining true glory. My Town Map's section on the city told me the exact location of the Gym, so I followed that. Despite the lengthy walk, I completed my search for the building in no time.

The Gym's interior threw me for a loop entirely. Instead of being greeted by the messy walls of sticky golden honey, I instead witnessed an entire room made of a bug's protective silk. I saw some Silcoon and Cascoon-shaped pods all around the white room, and I assumed those were my keys to reaching Burgh. A bottle of Fresh Water dangled down while stuck to a piece of silk. I ripped it off and placed it in my bag before entering the first pod. It took me all the way up to a platform made of more white silk and webs and had another Silcoon pod. Over the course of an entire twenty minutes, I pushed my way through countless webs, silk tubes, and Silcoon or Cascoon pods until one of the silk tubes brought me to an entirely different room, where Burgh was standing before me.

"Is this… paint?" I asked, looking down at the floor filled with nothing but multi-colored water.

"It looks like it, doesn't it?" Burgh asked as I got closer to him. "Ever since you resigned as Champion, I had a little time to do some decorating to the Gym. You wouldn't believe how many happy faces there were when I took down my old honey webs."

"I'm glad you did. I got sand stuck to me last time when I left to face Elesa."

"Are you ready to battle me once again, Hynden? It won't be as easy as last time!"

"We'll see about that, Burgh. You're gonna eat your words when I get the Insect Badge from you again!"

Burgh's first Pokémon that he used in battle was Swadloon, who defensively shielded its face with its leaf skin. I of course sent out Leon to face it since the damage would be doubled due to Swadloon being a Bug and Grass-type.

"Leon, use Ember!" I commanded.

Small wisps of scorching fire were exhaled from Leon's breath, inflicting a harsh burn on Swadloon. It winced with each time the flames burned away a part of its flammable skin, but it still kept fighting strong.

"Swadloon, use Struggle Bug!"

All of a sudden, Leon was attacked by Swadloon, who was enveloped in a ruddy aura and struck my Growlithe before he could even react. Of course, the winner of that round was none other than Leon, who knocked the unfortunate Swadloon out with another Ember attack. Once the huddled Bug-type fell to the multiple-colored floor, it retreated into its spherical capsule at Burgh's command.

"Dwebble, go!" he shouted, flinging the red-and-white PokéBall that soon summoned forth his Dwebble.

"Leon, switch," I told him, holding up his PokéBall.

"Aah? Why should I?" Leon asked, "Bug-types don't stand a chance against the great me!"

"But you don't stand a chance against Bug-types that are also Rock-types," I added, recalling Leon and throwing a different PokéBall. "Perseus, it's your turn!"

"Dwebble, use Smack Down," Burgh instructed.

"Perseus, dodge and use Force Palm!" I told him.

A large stone came hurtling towards Percy, but my Riolu was fast enough to take a great leap out of the way, causing the rock to instead collide with the wall. At the right moment, Percy grabbed Dwebble by the shell, held it as high as he could, and slammed him harshly onto the surface. When the Rock Inn Pokémon picked itself up, it had visible cracks running down its otherwise solid shell.

"Dwebble, use Rock Polish!" Burgh ordered.

Dwebble was able to make its shell glow bright. As the shell illuminated to a brightness that could make the moon jealous, the cracks began mending together until they were non-existent when Dwebble's shell stopped glowing.

"Great, now use Struggle Bug!" Burgh commanded.

Much like its predecessor, Dwebble surrounded itself in a red aura. It nearly leaped at Percy and started crushing his abdomen with its thick claws. Percy screamed out in pain as he tried ripping himself from Dwebble's grip. Out of everyone in this room, I definitely considered myself the most worried.

"Perseus, try to break free with Rock Smash!" I cried.

Summoning his strength, Percy shakily raised a black paw above Dwebble. The moment he had enough power to do so, Percy crashed his hand down onto his opponent's shell and body, resulting in a critical and instant knock out.

"Return," Burgh said, recalling Dwebble to its PokéBall. "Well done, my friend. Take a long rest, and we'll take a trip to the Pokémon Center after this."

"Is that all you got, Burgh?" I asked him.

"Oh no, quite the opposite, Hynden," Burgh assured me, taking out his third and final PokéBall. "My Leavanny will take care of you for sure!"

As if on cue, Burgh's last Pokémon took the stage, standing gracefully and ready to battle at the same time. Before I thought about sending out my next Pokémon, I pondered the possibilities first.

"Typically, Leavanny are known for their high Attack," I thought. "But, their Speed's pretty impressive too. I'd better take care of the latter first before I start attacking!"

Instead of sending Leon out again like I originally intended to, I called Phoebe out of her PokéBall. Both Burgh and Leavanny looked at me like I had two heads, taken by surprise and confusion at my choice of Pokémon for the final round.

"Hynden, are you aware that your Sewaddle's part Grass?" Burgh asked.

"Yeah, but I'm not using her to attack," I stated. "Phoebe, String Shot!"

From Phoebe's mouth shot a thick white silk that wrapped itself around Leavanny tightly, rendering it nearly immobile. While I still had the chance, I sent Leon out while Leavanny used Cut to free its arms from its silky constraints.

"Leavanny, use Razor Leaf!" Burgh exclaimed.

The honed leaves came flying from Leavanny's arms and slicing right through Leon as if he were made of tissue, in spite of him trying to dodge the attack. I hastily sprayed his cuts with a Potion, and Leon was moderately ready to fight again.

"Leon, Flame Wheel!" I told him to do.

Pushing his body forward, Leon started to roll and roll until he was a lethal ball of flames, heading straight for Leavanny. The Bug-type tried to escape the attack, but its legs were still tied together with Phoebe's String Shot. Because of that, Leon was able to get a clear shot on Leavanny, leaving it just barely standing. When Burgh sprayed Leavanny with a Hyper Potion of all things, my face and Leon's fell with utter disappointment.

"What the hell?!" Leon complained, "He can't do that!"

"No, he can," I refuted. "As the former Champion, I know all Gym Leaders and Elite Four members are allowed one Potion type of their choosing per battle. So, it's only against the rules to use two."

"You could have changed that! Ugh, some ex-Champion."

I told Leon to use another Ember attack on Leavanny, which inflicted a burn this time around. Unfortunately, the flames burned off what remained of Leavanny's String Shot constraints, so it was free to move about again. Just as it was charging up another Razor Leaf attack before releasing it, Leon panicked and used a sudden Ember, which not only incinerated the Razor Leaf, but also burned Leavanny until it lost consciousness.

"Glad that's over," Leon panted, calming himself down. "That Leavanny's a beast!"

When Leavanny was recalled, Burgh clapped at mine and Leon's performance with a proud look on his face. With one flip of his bouncy copper hair, he walked over to me, the Insect Badge between his index finger and thumb

"Well done once again, Hynden," Burgh said to me. "Even after all this time, you still manage to amaze me with your battle skills. Because you won, I give you the Insect Badge."

"We did it! Badge number three is ours!" I cheered, taking the badge and putting it in the third slot of my Badge Case. I then knelt down to Leon with a cheeky smile as I began scratching his back. "Great job out there, Leon. Who's a good boy?"

"I-I dunno, who is?" Leon asked, his tail wagging with excitement as I scratched his back.

"You are, silly! You're a good boy!" I answered, now scratching Leon's stomach as he rolled over onto his back, his tail still wagging wildly and his lower left leg jerking up and down.

"Hahaha! I'm a good boy, I'm a good boy!" Leon chortled as his tongue went in and out of his mouth while he panted excitedly as I kept giving him tummy rubs and scratches.

"Hynden," Burgh spoke, interrupting what I was doing. "You may have won, but I advise you to not underestimate those with a type disadvantage. Just look at how much of a fight Leavanny put up."

"That's true," I agreed, taking my hand off of a disappointed Leon. "I'll be a lot more careful next time, Burgh. I promise."

"Good. I assume you're headed to Nimbasa City after this?"

"Yeah! I'm gonna get the Bolt Badge."

"Okay. But, I must warn you, Elesa's a little 'out-of-sorts' right now."

"Noted. Thanks for the battle, Burgh."

I took out Leon's PokéBall with the intention of recalling him for the time being, but he looked up at me with pleading puppy eyes. He let out a few whimpers, so I put the Ball away for now.

"...Can I have another tummy rub before I go back in?" he asked, still begging as he got on his back.

"Sure," I agreed, kneeling and lightly scratching Leon's furry and warm underside, causing him to pant and chuckle as his leg started jerking in unison with his tail wagging underneath him. "Who's a good boy, Leon? You are! You're a good boy!"

"Haha, yeah! I'm such a good boy!" Leon guffawed, reveling in my gentle scratches.

After giving Leon enough tummy rubs, I returned him to his PokéBall. I climbed down the hole and into the silk tube. I slid down the strong silk until I was back in the Gym's lobby. When I left the building, I headed towards the Pokémon Center to run a couple of errands before I could continue on my journey.


Pokémon obtained: None.

Badges earned: 3/8

Boxed/Unboxed: None.


Author's Note: It's been a while since I've played White 2, so updates come the more I progress through the game unlike with the previous story (which I started after beating White 1). So if updates take a while, then it's likely because of all the Gym Leaders kicking my teeth in and my lack of time with playing the game. Stay tuned for Chapter 12.