"Hey! Pewter City!" Misty calls out as she walked up to Ash who was standing overtop a stone as he looked out over the cliff and onto the city below.

"At least we are out of that forest and not stuck in there for the rest of our lives," Ash said as he went and sat down on the boulder he was on. Pikachu nodded.

"Yeah, I'm sure I wouldn't be able to stand another one of Misty's 'bug attacks'. Nero grumbled to Selene in his pokespeach. Selene, Michelle, Akiko and Pikachu laughed out loud. Luke, Charlotte, and Nero joined in. Misty and Ash turned to look at the laughing group with raised brows.

"What's so funny?" Ash asked as he looked at them.

"Yeah, what's so funny?" Misty asked as well.

"Oh, it's nothing it's just Charlotte tickling us all," Selene fibbed before Charlotte quickly made her way over and started to tickle both Ash and Misty to make her sister's story more believable.

Out of nowhere, a manly voice came from below Ash. "Pewter City is gray, the color of stone. This town has always been famous for its stone."

Ash blinked before looking down to see a man below him surrounded by rocks. "Who's this guy?" He asked Misty.

"I've never met him," Misty replied as she looked over the edge as well.

"The name is Flint, and you are sitting on some of my merchandise young man," Flint replied.

"Really? Your name is Flint, and you're selling rocks outside a town known for its rocks? How cliche can you get?" said Michelle as she went and sat on the edge of the cliff as she looked at the man in the red hat.

"Uh..sorry," Ash said in a confused tone. He soon made his way off the rock and stood beside Misty. "You seriously sell rocks?" He asked with a raised brow.

"They're Pewter City souvenirs," Flint said as Ash, Misty, and Pikachu came down the red stairway that was right beside Flint. Some of the rocks he was selling were spread over it. "Wanna buy some?"

"Uh...no thank you," Michelle said as the rest of the group made their way down to the same level as Flint.

"I'm traveling at the moment and I have no need of a rock," Ash said as Pikachu nodded and went to stand on Ash's shoulder. "I'm on my way to becoming a pokemon master."

Pikachu gave a sigh as he watched the two people interact. Flint noticed this and said, "Well your pokemon looks exhausted."

"With how many beedrill swarms in that forest, I don't blame him," Michelle said from behind Ash.

"Yeah, we are glad to finally make it out of that forest," Selene piped up as the rest nodded their heads.

"We were just about to head to the nearest Pokemon Center to recuperate," Ashe said with a nod as he petted Pikachu's head.

"I can show you where it is then," Flint said as he stood up and motioned them to follow him. "Follow me." He then headed in a direction.

Selene smiled happily, "Thank you, Flint," She said before following the man.

"I guess looks can be deceiving, he seems like a nice guy," Ash said to Misty as he followed his cousin.

"Are you sure?" Misty asked unsure of whether to trust Flint or not.

Flint then stopped before looking at the group now behind him. "Oh, by the way, that would be a two dollar charge for resting on my rocks."

Michelle gave him a look before rolling her eyes,"Seriously?"

Selene just grumbled before rummaging through her bag and giving him four dollars to pay their charge. "Here." She muttered a bit before Flint grinned at the cash before putting it away.

Soon they reached the Pokemon Center and Ash handed over his Pokemon to Nurse Joy. "Please take care of my pokemon," He asked her.

"I'll hand me in as well," Michelle said as she gave Nurse Joy Akiko and two pokeballs.

"As well as me!" Selene said as she handed over her two pokeballs.

Nurse Joy smiled and nodded,"They'll be healed up in no time," She said chipperly. "You can relax over there until your pokemon have healed." She said as she pointed out the spot underneath the Pokemon League poster.

"This is going to be awesome," Ash said with a smile as he walked up to the Poster and looked at it thoroughly.

"You can't enter until you have eight badges from different gyms Ash," Misty started before going into a condescending tone. "Do you think you can do that Ash?"

"I believe I can," Ash said as he folded his arms.

"We believe in you as well little cousin," Michelle said as she sat near him.

Selene nodded,"Michelle is right, if you can put your mind to it, you can do anything."

The trio that corresponded with Luke, Nero, and Charlotte nodded in agreement.

From behind the group, Flint started to laugh, in a sort of creepy way. "Don't tell me you plan on challenging Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader."

"Of course I am! After some training!" Ash said as he looked up at Flint. "As soon as my pokemon are healed, we are going to work to make sure that we'll obtain our first badge!"

Flint started to laugh once more. "'You won't beat him," He said before walking away.

"What a condescending man…" Michelle said with a shake of her head. "What do you think Luke?" She asked.

Luke then used his Aura Speech: I have to agree with you on that, he does look suspicious.

"Yes, he does, especially with the hat that is shadowing his eyes," Selene said as she sat nearby.

Charlotte's stomach then started to gurgle really loud. "Can we get something to eat? I'm hungry!"

"Can't blame her, we've been in the woods for how many days?" Michelle asked.

"I can't remember but we only had berries to eat for the most part, so I say let's go get something to eat. I heard they had a good buffet." Selene said as she motioned her friends to a part of the Pokemon Center that gave out food.

It wasn't long before the group snagged a rather large booth and some food. While they were talking Ash's cousins taught him how to eat politely in public. Even though Ash thought it was embarrassing, he didn't protest but made a point to continue the new found way of eating. Even though he didn't remember how the girls taught him many things, he got the feeling of deja vu. He wasn't sure how to put his finger on it, but he felt something familiar about the situation.

The conversation then turned back to Flint as Ash started to angrily talk about him, while still eating politely. "Ohh that Flint! Trying to make a fool out of me!"

"Do you really think you can win?" Misty asked as she was sitting across from him, eating some spaghetti. "Gym leaders are different than regular trainers. They are much stronger. I tell you what, if you ask nicely I'll help you out."

"Thank you, but no. I should be the one to figure it out, so I don't get accused of cheating," Ash said as he put his soup bowl down.

Misty nodded,"Alright, though if you need help. Me and your cousins can help."

It was getting late and Michelle piped up, "Well it's getting late, and I think we should check on our pokemon. "

Selene nodded,"yeah, let's go~"

"Here you are~ All your pokemon are healed~," Nurse Joy said as they gave Ash, Michelle, and Selene their pokemon back.

"Thank you~," Selene said as the trio turned to the group and smiled. "Shall we practice?"

Ash nodded,"Yeah," He said. "Let's head outside to the training field," The group nodded before heading out a door to their side.

When they got onto the field, Michelle turned to Ash and asked, "So who are you going to use to battle against Brock?"

"I was thinking of using Pikachu and Butterfree," Ash said as he looked at his partner and the pokeball in his hand. Pikachu felt pride when Ash said that he would choose him in the first gym battle.

"Really? You're picking Butterfree? You're putting a bug type against a rock type? Butterfree will get crushed!" Misty tried to explain to him as she came to his side.

"Don't underestimate Butterfree, and you gotta love that support Misty, gotta love it," Michelle said to her with a roll of her eyes.

"Michelle's got a point, Type advantage isn't everything, you just gotta think out of the box,"Selene said with a nod.

"It tends to be the best idea, plans never work, well that's from my experience," Michelle said with a nod.

"We just got to teach Butterfree and Pikachu steel type moves," Selene said with a smile.

"Steel type?" Ash asked.

Michelle facepalmed,"Oh yeah, Kanto doesn't know about Steel types yet. They are more popular in Johto at the moment."

"Yes, Steel-types are from Johto, so that will give you an edge when it comes to Rock types because Rock is weak against Steel. Brock would not see it coming." Selene explained before she remembered something and facepalmed. "I forgot that Butterfree can't learn steel type moves but with a TM or Technical Machine he can learn Rain Dance."

Misty then raised an eyebrow before putting her hand on her hip. "So how are you going to get the Technical Machine? They are expensive and rare."

"Selene is an inventor, she makes them all the time!" Michelle pointed out.

Selene nodded, "Yes I do, and conveniently, I have Rain Dance on me." She then took off her bag before rummaging through it and taking out the Technical Machine. "Here we are~"

Ash then beamed,"That's great! Butterfree come on out!" He called before clicking the center of the ball and letting his bug pokemon out. He then turned to him and said, "Butterfree I need you in the upcoming gym battle and you think you can help me out by learning Rain Dance?"

Butterfree smiled and flapped his wings happily before looking to Selene as she taught Butterfree Rain Dance. When she was done, Ash smiled and looked at him. "Would you like to try out your new move?" He asked.

Before Butterfree can start the move, The trio, Selene, Michelle, and Misty all headed under some shade. The bug then started to dance and rain clouds appeared and started to rain around them. "You're doing great Butterfree!" Ash said happily. Though as he saw his Butterfree beginning to fall, he quickly ran over and caught him before he hit the ground, noticing his wings were wet.

"Don't worry, he just needs to dry off his should use this with Pikachu's Thunderbolt, then it could do some real damage," Selene said as she clapped her hands.

Michelle nodded, "Especially when the rocks are wet,"

"Butterfree did a good job, I think he can rest, and we can start teaching Pikachu how to use Iron Tail," Selene said with a nod as they came out to stand beside Ash. The rain was slowly stopping as Ash thanked his bug before putting him back into his ball to rest.

"Alright, so how does Pikachu learn Iron Tail?" Ash asked as Pikachu piped in with a nod.

"Pretty much he hits his tail against a rock repeatedly. This helps build muscle in his tail if I remember correctly," Michelle said.

Selene inwardly chuckled for she knew how Michelle learned the move, and so did she. They both were taught when they were younger.

"Alright, Pikachu, you heard her. Time to hit some boulders." Ash said with a nod and found one nearby. "Use that one." Pikachu nodded and went to work on Iron Tail. As Ash worked on training with Pikachu, Misty went to watch him from the sidelines as Selene and Michelle work on training their own pokemon.

"Let's get our pokemon out so we can train as well," Selene said to Michelle as she let Clancy and Devi out of their pokeballs.

Michelle nodded as she let out Enzi and Xylon. "Enzi you are going to learn Toxic, while Xylon will be learning how to do Whirlwind." She then gently took Akiko off her head and placed her on the ground. "Akiko I want you to learn how to do Tail Whip, all you have to do is to constantly move your tail back and forth at a fast speed. " Akiko blinked before smiling and nodded before she started to move her tail to a rhythm. Enzi and Xylon moved more into the battlefield and started to train themselves.

Selene was by Michelle as she looked at Clancy and Devi. "Clancy you are going to learn how to do Pursuit, and Devi I want you to learn Bug Bite. Both of you train on those rocks over there," She said as she pointed to the distant boulders. They both nodded before making their way over to them.

It was at least two hours before Luke went over to Michelle and motioned for her to follow him so that they can train. Selene made sure that everyone was distracted as the two went towards the trees and out of sight. It wouldn't be until nightfall did Selene and the others saw the two again. Selene smiled as she headed over to Ash, her pokemon now back in their pokeballs to relax and recuperate. "Well it's about time to hit the hay, we'll go to the gym tomorrow. I believe you, Pikachu, and Butterfree will do fine tomorrow."

"Yeah, just remember not to get cocky," Michelle said as she and Luke appeared from the tree's edge as she picked up her pokemon along the way. Luke nodded in agreement.

"Alright," He said before Pikachu climbed onto his shoulder once more before he put Butterfree away.

"You might actually win this," Misty said as she put her hand on her hip.

"Geez thanks, Misty," Ash said a bit flatly.

"Come on, no more time to waist, you want to be all rested up for your match tomorrow," Selene said as she pushed her towards their room. Michelle, Luke, and Misty followed behind her. Nero bent down to pick up the already slumbering Lottie and quickly followed behind.

After a hearty breakfast, the group had set off towards the Pewter City Gym. It didn't take them long to find it. It was a giant building made of stone with iron beams that made a point at the top.

"Wow, you can definitely tell this is a rock gym," Michelle said.

Selene nodded,"Yeah, Ash are you ready?" She asked as she turned to look at him.

Ash nodded,"Yeah, I'm ready." He said as he made a fist and his eyes glowed with determination.

"Well then, let's get going," Misty said as she started going into the gym. Everyone else followed behind her.

Selene blinked as she tried to move without bumping into anyone. "Why is it so dark in here?" Michelle asked as she held her arms in front of her so that she wouldn't bump into anyone.

"I don't know, maybe it's for effect?" Selene said sarcastically before a light turned on and upon a guy near them. He was sitting down with his legs crossed and his eyes were seemingly shut.

"Welcome to the Pewter City Gym, I am Brock Harrison, the gym leader. Who are you," He asked in a booming voice.

"I am Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town, I challenge you to a pokemon battle," Ash said with a grin.

"Is this is your first official gym battle?" Brock asked.

"Yes actually, it is," Ash responded.

"A gym battle is different than others, this badge is for Pokemon League authorization. There are special rules," Brock explained.

"Can you explain them to me?" Ash asked.

"We will use two pokemon each, understood?" He asked.

"Yeah," Ash said.

"Alright, let's get this over with," Brock said before snapping his fingers.

Michelle looked annoyed," Wow, he could have been a bit more enthusiastic about battling," She said to Selene who nodded. It wasn't long before the floor started to vibrate. "What the heck?" She asked before quickly getting out of the way of the appearing battlefield. Lights soon came on above them and revealed the appearing gym in the light. Everyone tried to get out of the way before the floor connected into a field.

"OI! What's the big deal! You trying to kill us?" Michelle yelled from the sidelines. Brock ignored her for the time being before looking at Ash once more.

"It's time to start, I choose Geodude," Brock said and let out his rock pokemon.

Ash nodded and was about to use Pidgeotto but decided to use Butterfree instead.

"Since you are the challenger, you may go first," Brock said as he folded his arms.

"Alright, Butterfree use Gust, surround the Geodude in the sand!" Ash ordered as Butterfree started to fly around the rock pokemon and trapped it in the wind tunnel. Ash knew that flying moves won't have any effect but he made the sand wall to trap it so that he could have a direct target. Brock watched in intrigue.

"Bad move, Flying types are in ineffective to rock types," He said as he gave a small smirk.

"Who says that I'm using it to attack you," Ash said with a grin. "Alright, Butterfree, use Confusion!" He ordered.

Butterfree was going to use the attack when Brock called out his order. "Not so fast! Geodude! Use Rock Throw!" He said. Geodude nodded and started to pick up rocks and began throwing at the bug type.

"Butterfree dodge!" Ash called out as Butterfree began to fly in a pattern so that he can dodge the oncoming assault. Though the last rock hit his wing just enough to bring him down some. Ash winced a bit but smiled. "Good job Butterfree! Now use Confusion, again!"

The battle continued on as the small gang in the bleachers were rooting for him. 'Go Ash! Go Pikachu!" The cheering brought out a large group of young children that looked a lot like Brock.

"Wow they are multiplying," Michelle commented as she looked around before focusing on the battle once more. Selene couldn't help but try to suppress a chuckle.

Both pokemon were getting tired as Butterfree was barely staying in the air. The Geodude was panting as he took some damage from being confused. He had been hurting himself as he tried to hit Butterfree. Ash smiled as he was having fun while Brock was clenching his hand. "Alright, Geodude! Snap out of it! Use Rollout!"

"Butterfree dodge and use Gust to push him in another direction!" Ash ordered before Butterfree uses a large blast of wind to try and deflect the move. It wasn't working as much but it did have enough force to push it a bit away and made the rock type's path towards a rock nearby. He couldn't stop himself and rolled hard into it, knocking himself out. Brock blinked as he brought his Geodude back into its pokeball. The young ones in the stand were also gasping.

The young judge was also shocked as he proclaimed, "Geodude is unable to battle, Butterfree is the winner!"

Loud cheers came from a single person as Michelle was standing up and pumping her fist in excitement. She got strange looks from the younger ones around her. Luke and Selene were just shaking their head but they both had amused smiles on their faces.

Brock blinked some more as he heard the loud cheering before turning to what he was supposed to be doing. "Well played, now let's see if you can defeat this heavy hitter! Onix come on out!"

Ash nodded before looking to Butterfree. "Are you ok Butterfree?" He asked before the bug pokemon weakly nods. It was clear that it was tired but Ash was proud of him for winning. "We only have one more pokemon to go, I know you can do it." Butterfree smiled and got some perk back.

"Onix use Rock Throw!" Onix followed his command and started to throw rocks at the bug. Caterpie was loosely dodging them for Onix made the rocks go fast.

"Butterfree use Rain Dance!" The bug nodded and tiredly flew up into the sky and started to conjure up some rain.

"Bind!" Was all Brock said as Onix quickly wrapped his boulder-like body around the bug and constricts until the Butterfree is knocked out. Onix slowly unravels himself to show the bug who was now laying on the wet ground.

"Butterfree is unable to battle! Onix is the winner!" After the young judge proclaimed Brock's win, the stand grew loud from all the happy cheers of the young kids who came to watch their brother.

Ash smiled as he brought his Butterfree back into his ball and began talking to it. "You did great, you set up the next on assault and our future win. Thank you," He said before putting the ball away and turning to look at Pikachu who was standing next to him. "Are you ready Pikachu? You're up next." Pikachu gave a nod and bounded out.

"You bring out a Pikachu? Electric types are weak against rock types," Brock said as he folded his arm once more.

"Don't underestimate electric types, especially since you underestimated a bug type. The bug who defeated your rock, " Selene said from the stands. Selene had brought out an umbrella from her bag as it rained. Misty huddled underneath it as well as she was close to the Ampharos girl.

"Yeah, having a type advantage isn't always everything. You should never underestimate someone without knowing them, this includes Pokemon." Michelle said after her cousin. Luke was holding Michelle's umbrella. He had insisted on holding it for her as Nero kept Lottie close to his body so that she wouldn't get wet. He was tall enough to be her umbrella and he didn't mind the rain anyway.

Ash nodded, "Yeah, we're not down and out yet," He said before putting his hat backwards. He was ready for the main event.

Brock then grins. "Alright, I admire your determination, let's finish this and see who is the winner." He then looked at Onix. "Use Bind!"

"Pikachu dodge!" Ash ordered but Pikachu wasn't fast enough and he was starting to get compressed by giant rocks. Even though the rain was continuing to pour down, the weakened Onix still had enough strength to battle. Ash quickly thought a way out of the situation. He remembered how rock is weak to water, and how water is conductive with electricity so he based his next move on this notion. "Pikachu use Thunder Bolt!" With that electricity came from the small mouse pokemon and started to zap the rock snake.

Even if rock was stronger against electricity, with the help of the water it made it more effective. Brock frowned slightly as he saw the rock snake in pain. "Onix bind harder!" Onix tried to constrict Pikachu more but the electricity was getting to it.

"Thunderbolt one more time Pikachu!" Ash called as he watched the battle go on. Pikachu had let out another onslaught of lightning when Onix finally had enough and fell to the ground and released Pikachu. "Alright, one more attack Pikachu and we will win our first badge." Pikachu pants as he turned to give a smile to Ash in acknowledgment. "Pikachu use Iron ta-"

Ash was in the middle of his last command when the siblings of Brock began to pile around Ash and pull him down some. "What the?" He said in confusion.

"You leave Onix alone!" Said the small boy who was holding him from around the neck. "My big brother worked hard on raising it you big bully!"

Michelle blinked as she was still in the bleachers. She had looked around before looking down at the small kids. "When the heck did they get down there?" She asked Selene who only shrugged.

"I wasn't paying attention," Selene said with a sheepish smile.

"Believe me, kid, I'm no bully," Ash said as he looked at the kids.

"True he was more of the victim than the bully!" Michelle called down to them. Selene just shook her head.

"Stop it! Get off! All of you! This is an official match and we are going to finish it no matter what," Brock said as he watched his little siblings hanging off his challenger.

"But Brock!" Whined the small girl who was hanging off Ash's left shoulder."But we know that you love your pokemon so much!"

Then the small boy on his right shoulder piped up and whined, "That's why we can't watch Onix suffer from another attack!"

"Onix will be just fine, all he needs is a trip to the pokemon center after this. You don't need to worry about his health. Now get down off of him," Brock said sternly. After their brother told them to get down, the finally let Ash go and went back to their seats."Sorry about that Ash, they get REALLY into the whole battle thing. Every battle I have, they get so worried. Now we may continue,"

Ash nodded,"Alright, it's fine. They just love pokemon and I'm sure that they'll be great trainers one day." He then looked at Pikachu. "Are you ready?" He asked before the small mouse pokemon nodded with a grin. He then looked back up to the gym leader. "We are ready."

"Alright, Onix use Rock Throw one last time!" He commanded. Onix weakly opens his eyes and slammed his tail on the ground that created rocks before hitting them towards the electric mouse.

"Use the rocks to speed up your attack and use Iron Tail!" Ash said with a beam. Pikachu leaped onto the first rock before bounding from one to the other until he was above the rock snake. He let out a small battle cry before his tail began to glow and turned into metal as he spun himself downwards. The attack landed dead set between the eyes and it knocked the snake down to the ground. Knocking it out instantly. Brock watched in amazement with his jaw dropped. He never saw that attack before and was truly amazed to see an electric type beat a rock type.

"Onix is unable to battle, Pikachu is the winner. The winner is the challenger: Ash Ketchum!" proclaimed the shocked judge.

Pikachu grinned and started to bounce around happily before running to his trainer and leaping into his open arms. "Pikachu! We did it! We won!" In the stands, Selene, Michelle, and Lottie were all yelling while Nero and Luke were high-fiving.

"You did great Onix, have a good rest," Brock said as he returned his knocked-out pokemon to its ball before heading over to Ash with his badge. "Here Ash, the Pewter City Gym Badge, it's yours. You earned it."

"Thanks, Brock," He said as he gently took the badge and pinned it to the inside of his vest.

Soon the small group came down to join the winner. Selene was walking up to Ash when Brock spotted her and quickly went to her side and grabbed her hand. "Hello, my name is Brock will you give me the honor of dating you? I am sure to make you happy." Selene blinked in awkwardness as she tried to pull her hand away. Lottie beside her had stars in her eyes.

"Please! My sister will be happy to date you! She needs a strong man like you!" Lottie said before she was picked by the back of her shirt.

"How many times have I told you to stop doing that! I don't want to date anyone right now!" Selene said before putting her down again. Brock was going to start insisting when Nero loomed over the two girls and started to growl. That was when Brock got the hint and backed off. When he was far away enough, he heard Michelle laugh and turned to see her. He quickly bounded over to her side and grabbed her hand instead

"You have a beautiful laugh! I can continue to make you smile, please go on a date with me!" Brock started up again. That shocked Michelle for she was never flirted with, though she pulled her hand and that's when he heard an even angrier growl

"Don't even think about it pretty boy," Luke snarled in pokespeach. Brock didn't know what Luke was saying, but Michelle and Akiko burst out laughing again. Brock stepped back a bit and raised his hands in a defensive way.

"Ok, ok, I get it." He said.

"Brock, I don't like it when you flirt with my cousins, though I'm sure that you figured that out yourself," Ash said as he folded his arms.

"Cousins?" He asked him as he looked at the two girls once more. They didn't have the same features as him but they were still related, in an extended way.

"Yes, I'm Selene Tesla, and this little pain in the neck is my sister, Charlotte but we call her Lottie," Selene said as she pointed to her sister.

"I'm not a pain in the neck! You just haven't realized he's the right one for you!" Charlotte complained as she folded her arms.

"She's three years older than him," Michelle said.

"I'm sorry for my sister, she just doesn't get it, but you already the powerhouse behind me. This is Nero, he is a Haxorus, a dragon type from a different region." Selene explained.

Brock nodded,"Yes I can see that…" He said nervously.

"My name is Michelle Ketchum," Michelle then introduced herself. "The little Pichu on my head is Akiko," Akiko smiled and waved Brock smiled and waved back before looking at the other strange pokemon beside her that strangely had the same colored eyes as Michelle. "This is my 'big brother' Luke, he is a Lucario that is usually found in the Sinnoh Region."

"Ah so you guys aren't from around here," Brock said to confirm his thoughts.

"Yeah, we came from a different region. We are here to help Ash on his journey and to help Professor Oak as Field Researchers."

"I see, that's nice to know. Though if you don't mind, I would like to know how he learned that one move. Iron Tail was it? I never heard of that move before, how did you do it?" Ash asked as he turned to him.

Ash then chuckled,"Oh yeah, that move is from a different region, but I was told about it by my cousins after I saw Michelle use it against a beedrill."

"Use it? How does a human use a move?" He asked.

"It's based on the attack and that my father owns a dojo, I just use it for self-defense," Michelle explained.

"I see," Brock said in thought.

"We should probably get your pokemon to the pokemon center to heal up," Michelle said before looking around. 'Wait a second, where's Misty?"

Misty was then seen coming from another direction. She had gone to use the restroom for she knew the whole reputation of Brock and didn't want to deal with the shenanigans. She smiled as she came up to them. "It's nice to see you again Brock, it's been a long time."

"Ah, you're friends with him? Did he flirt with you as well?" Michelle asked with a raised brow and a small smirk. Her smirk showed the peaks of her fangs.

Misty blinked and quickly stuttered as she was turning red. "N..no, but I don't want him to," Misty quickly said as she looked away. It was only then when Michelle spotted Brock being completely red. It confirmed her suspicion of the two but she kept it quiet for now.

"So Misty what are you doing here In Pewter City?" Brock asked once he regained his composure.

"Well I was going on a journey when Ash here electrocuted my bike-" Misty was saying before she was interrupted by Michelle.

"For the HUNDREDTH Time, we PAID for it!" Michelle said as she placed her hand on her hip.

"I know but as I was saying after my bike got destroyed I decided to follow Ash and the gang here and here we are." She said as she finished.

"Your sisters again?" Brock asked her. Misty nodded.

"Well, since that is all cleared up, how about we all go and get our pokemon healed up," Selene said and they nodded before heading towards the Pokemon Center. Once they were inside, Brock made a beeline towards Nurse Joy and started to do his spiel AGAIN. Misty was grumbling before heading over and pulled his ear until they were out of sight. As they were passing by, Michelle quickly took his pokeballs before the left. She wanted to make sure that they get healed.

It didn't take them long before their pokemon were all healed and were about to head out. Selene had found it strange that they hadn't seen Flint for a long time. "I wonder where Flint had gone," Selene said in thought.

"Flint? You've seen my father?" Brock asked in surprise. "He hadn't been home in years. I've been taking care of my siblings all that time. He went and left us to go on a journey and he never came back,"

"And you're mother?" Michelle asked.

"She's been in and out of the hospital the whole time. She should be better soon," Brock said. "I've always wanted to be the best breeder in the world, but I can't do that because I have to be here. For the gym and for my siblings."

"Brock," Flint said from behind them.

Brock turned around and muttered, "Dad."

"Dad?" Ash said in disbelief.

"Yes, that's me. I went on a journey but I couldn't become the great pokemon trainer that I wanted to, and because I was such a failure I was too embarrassed and ashamed to come back to my family."

"But why did you come back now?" Ash asked.

"I've been here long but I was still too ashamed to show my face, so I watched from afar and helped when I could. I want you to fulfill your dream because I couldn't do mine. I want to carry the burden that you felt when I was away. I can take care of the gym and our family." Flint said as his way of apologizing.

"First there are a few things I need to tell you," He said.

"I can understand why you would have such a list, but I want you to know that you can tell me everything you had on your mind," Flint said.

"Here-"Brock said as he gave him needle and thread. "You need this because Susie always rips her dresses. So you better learn how to sew, and Timmy only eats cold spaghetti for breakfast and Tommy likes corn flakes for dinner-"

"Slow down! Slow down! I can't write that fast!" Flint said as he took out a notebook and began to write down what he needed to know.

"Cindy sleep walks so you have to tie a bell around her wrist. The twins never want to take a bath so you have to-" Brock said as he continued down the list and it went for a few minutes more.

When it was all done the group was starting to head back out into the world and towards the next gym. Brock asked Ash a question. 'Are you sure your ok with me tagging along with you guys?"

"Yeah, sure the more the merrier!" Ash said with a smile.

Misty nodded and smiled. "It would be fun to have you around."

Michelle laughed before nodding, "Yes this would be entertaining," She said before giving Selene a knowing wink. Selene just nodded and laughed. Nero and Luke were following behind with Lottie on Nero's back.