Here's your eleventh chappie. Again, Happy New Year. Serious shit is going to go down next chapter, people. And Leaf resumes use of her powers!

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Okay, I'm going to stop spoiling this stuff for you. Just read on, please.

Disclaimer: On second thought, I don't want to own Pokemon. I'd be conflicted between pairing May with Drew or May with Brendan.

-Leaf's Conquest-

No POV

"Leaf! Conduct the electricity!" Karen yelled, sending a mighty lightning blast her way.

Leaf, stretching out her arm, received the lightning blast at full blast, and it came out through her other arm.

"Leaf! Prevent the fire from touching you!" Sabrina yelled, sending a searing, scorching trail of fire Leaf's way.

Leaf, face set tight in determination, produced a shield of water to put out the lightning. She then proceeded to send out an immense spiral of air at Sabrina and Karen, and sending an earthquake their way.

Sabrina and Karen, who had flown out of the way, landed on the floor with a soft thud and a satisfied smile on their faces.

"Leaf, this is splendid. However, there is one more thing you need to do for us."

Gary stood, leaned at the entrance of the room, watching his girlfriend with crossed arms and a proud smile.

"Can you combine all the elements in a single attack?" Karen created a target.

Leaf was about to drop from exhaustion. "ALL?" She sighed.

Enveloping herself in a green glow, Leaf powered up the megablast. Fire, earth, water, air, lightning, galaxy, light, pure psychic energy, volcano, ice, shadow/darkness and soul.

The remains of the target blew away in the wind, and Leaf collapsed from exhaustion. Gary decided to make himself known, clapping his hands loudly.

"There's no point, Gary. We obviously knew."

"That doesn't negate the fact that you just drained my heart of all energy."

"Relax, she's going to wake up."

"Good." He walked over to Leaf, who was mumbling on the floor. "Until she wakes up, I'm going to take her with me," he picked Leaf up, "and thanks for the lesson."

"No problem." They disappeared.

Gary walked over to the Pokemon center bed and laid Leaf down on it, gently. It had been two days since Leaf's birthday, and things were going well for them.

Ash, unfortunately, had to go to Goldenrod City in Johto from Saffron, because the Johtonese government had requested for Kanto's help in taking down Team Rocket in Johto. All members of the Indigo League (The Elite Champion, Elite Four, and League Champion) and half of the Gym Leaders were required to go to Johto, which is where Misty had followed him to, while the remaining half would stay in Kanto. Gary had stayed back, because he didn't want to leave Leaf, and Ash would've forced him to anyway. In their eyes, Leaf was too young and vulnerable to travel on her own.

Right, Leaf had said. Because you traveled at 14. Ash had shaken his head, kissed Leaf, and gotten on the train with Misty after she'd hugged Leaf. Leaf had bid a tearful goodbye to them, and had gone back to the Pokemon Center with Gary.

"Gary?" she asked now, on the bed.

"Yes, Leafy?" he turned around. He'd been heading for the door.

"Could you… you wouldn't mind, um… staying in bed with me, would you?" her face was quite red.

Gary smirked, deciding to tease her a little bit. "Why, Leafy, are you asking me to screw you?"

"NO!" Leaf sat up, her face now flushed peony. "That's not what I meant! It's just… I'm cold, Gary."

Gary, seeing her face, laughed to himself. "Alright, Leafy. And calm down, it's just a joke," he elaborated as he climbed into bed with her. They snuggled up together, and Gary wrapped his arms around her.

It wasn't until he felt her shaking did he bother to look at her.

"Leaf? What's wrong?" he asked in alarm. Leaf just shook her head.

"It's… it's stupid," she sniffled. Gary took her chin in his hand and titled her head up, revealing her wet red eyes.

"Is it Ash?" he whispered softly. Leaf, nodding weakly, buried her head into his chest.

"The only time I've been away from him was when he went on his journey. Now, I don't know why, but it's a lot more painful." Gary soothingly embraced her as she continued to cry. "And… how are we going to survive, Gary? There were four of us before. Now two? Against the endless force of Team Rocket? Who are we kidding, Gary? These people have managed to create a legendary. And they actually have the means to tear this world apart. And who's going to stop them?" Leaf looked at him sadly. "Two young, inexperienced teenagers? Sure, you're strong, and I'm learning, but it's going to take a miracle to win them. And Ash? Misty? What's going to happen to them?"

Gary wanted to reassure her and tell her that everything would be okay, but he knew he couldn't fill her with false hope. And hey, she was being realistic.

So all he could really do was to hold her even tighter and let her release her grief to her heart's content.

-The PokéWorld Trials-

Leaf and Gary were walking toward the Saffron City Gym, laughing and chatting, until Gary volunteered to get them drinks. When Leaf got there, however, she noticed a Rocket Grunt standing squat in front of the Gym Door.

"Excuse me," Leaf said to him. "I would like to pass through, please."

The grunt shook his head. "No can do, lass. You're gonna have to boot."

"Huh? But why? I th—"

"I really hate repeating myself. Now scram, runt."

"No one said I couldn't challenge the Gym." Leaf huffed, then tried to edge past the grunt. "Move aside."

The man pushed her back forcefully. "Are your ears full of shit, idiot? Get lost, or I'll punch you."

Leaf rolled her eyes and shoved past him roughly.

Then the unexpected happened. The grunt landed a devastating punch to her face.

"AAAAAAGGHH!" Leaf screamed, stumbling backward and clutching her nose in pain. "YOU F**KING MENTAL CUNT! DILDO!"

The grunt growled as he stumbled toward poor Leaf who had blood dripping profusely down her nose, and was crouched on the floor.

"S-stop…" she whimpered in pain, a tear rolling down her bruised cheek.

The grunt sneered, kicking Leaf's stomach before dragging her up by her hair. Leaf sobbed in fear and agony. She was losing consciousness…

"Y'know, slut, you're pretty cute. Maybe…"

He didn't get to finish what he was saying because a black blur with gold at the top suddenly shot forward and knocked him off balance.

Before Leaf's eyes closed, she recognized the blur as Gary, calling out to her and gently lifting her up, before she passed out.

It felt like two seconds later when she woke up to a glaring bright light, with Gary sitting down beside her and holding her hand.

"Gary?" Surprisingly, her voice sounded fine, and she felt her face. Completely healed. How?

"Leaf! You're awake thank God." He leaned over me and placed a soft kiss on her lips. "The nurse said you're free to go when you wake up. Come on."

"How long was I out?"

"Like an hour."

Leaf flew up, hitting the ceiling. "Really? So that grunt is still there? Come ON, Gary!"

She grabbed her stuff, and teleported away, leaving a very shocked Gary, to the front of the Gym. There stood the grunt, with a bandage on his nose.

When he saw Leaf, his face molded into pure anger, mirroring hers. Boy, was she going to show him a piece of her mind.

"You, you little whore!"

"Bastard, don't even speak to me!"

They were getting closer, and when they were almost face to face, the grunt drew back his fist, ready to hit her with it. Leaf just stood still, and the grunt swung at her.

However, he seemed to hit a hard wall.

"Wha?" He asked a fuming Leaf. She just remained silent, and the man's hand was enveloped in a green light. He stared at Leaf with an astonished expression, as the glow spread to the rest of his body, and he levitated a few feet into the air.

Unbeknownst to Leaf, her eyes were very brightly glowing neon green, and flashing from normal to glowing, normal to glowing. It showed her anger.

Still in the air, Leaf raised her hand, and a giant, translucent green Arbok wrapped around the grunt, and began to squeeze.

"Dammit, girl! Are you trying to kill me? Huuu!" He wheezed.

Leaf wasn't in her correct state of mind at that time, so she didn't heed his warning, her hand in midair, glowing green.

"Leaf!" Someone called, looking in horror at what she was doing.

Leaf, lost in her trance, didn't even hear anything.

"Leaf!" The person called, yanking her shoulder, and only then did she stop tormenting the man, who ran away limping.

Shaking her head in dizziness, Leaf asked, "Gary?"

"What the hell just happened?"

"I don't even know. Man, this sorcery is becoming wilder and stronger every day."

"That's good, right?"

Leaf stared up at him, the sun hitting the soft, feminine features on her face. "To tell the truth? I have no idea."

She looked at the Gym. "Well, now that we're here, better to just get this over with, huh? Good thing Sabrina stayed. And Blaine. Gary, do you know who the last Gym Leader is?"

Yikes, Gary thought. He'd begun to sweat. "Umm…"

Thankfully, Leaf's Poke Gear rung, and Gary breathed out a sigh of relief. Leaf looked at him expectantly.

"Aren't you going to get that?" Gary asked her.

"Yeah, I guess…" Leaf dug it out and pressed it to her ear. After a few seconds, her face lit up.

"Ash?" she smiled. "Hey, how's it going over there! Good to know you're still alive!"

Gary just edged away as she was talking to Ash, and watched her from afar.

He couldn't help but smile.

Leaf. Leaf Midori Green Ketchum, with the long brown hair and lovely green eyes. The yin to his yang, the ray of sunshine that had kept him alive and happy since he first met her. He was so happy to have her, he couldn't bear to let her go.

What was this feeling called? Gary had had countless crushes before, but this was more than a crush, and more than liking Leaf. IT was something… deeper.

Could it be… love?

"No, it couldn't be," he said to himself. It was too early in their relationship to fall in love.

Or was it?

One thing was for sure, though. He was exceedingly crazy about her. She was like a drug, he could never get enough of her.

Or could he?

Because right as he said that, a giant Crobat came and swept her away.

Gary rubbed his eyes and stared at the spot she was just in. What?

Then he started panicking.

"GARY!" he heard her. Shit, he had to find her. He HAD to…

"Leaf? Leaf?" Her Poke Gear on the floor said.

"LEAF!" Gary yelled. He saw the bat fly into a window at Silph. Co. Silph. Co. Team Rocket. What had brought devastation to all of Kanto.

And now, what had brought devastation and fury to him. Gary marched off towards the building.

"Leaf? Where are you?" The Poke Gear called.

I know this was really short, but it's a premonition of what's going to happen in the net chapter.

Next time on The PokéWorld Trials:

"What do you want from me?" Leaf yelled.

"Why, your abilities."

"Ash, Leaf's been kidnapped," Gary yelled to Ash as he sprinted toward the building.

"WHAT?!"

"Sabrina? What's wrong?"

"Karen… I can sense great discord coming from the Silph Corporation building. Something about… Trinome?"

"Leaf, we have to get you out of here. The building's going to explode any second now."

"It's no use! We'll never save the President AND leave this place on time! Either we save him and die, or we run for our lives and let him perish."

Will they make it out?

What does Rash Ash do?

What does Team Rocket want with Leaf's powers?

And what is all this talk about something called… Trinome?

Find out in the next instalment of The PokéWorld Trials!