Dawn- Hannah/May was here for a brief period of time, but she has left once again...*sighs* She must have Vova on her mind too much...

Ash- Thanks for the reviews, peoples! We're up to 111 reviews and we hope to get at least 500 by the end of the story.

Iris- Virtual pies and cookies for everyone!

Dawn- So now, I get to go battle the gym leader!

Cilan- Plus, Paul and one other person return to see the battle. How will things go with Dawn?

Ash- Eyes for Colt only does not own Pokemon!

Iris- And here are the replies to the reviews, the last two sentences, and the summary of what happened last time!

Swagnilla-Ice-1985: Yup, things are gonna get tough from here on out. By the way, you can have a virtual cookie.

JuanR.33: Uh oh...Don't beat up Paul! I still need him for Chapter 21! And also, Shanrock was being stupid and judging me, so I just had to blow up, which I rarely do.

LugiaGirl-MewGirl98: I see...Same thing happened with me and Vova.

Rich and Smexy: Calm down Manic or else I'll get Dia on you! *snickers once seeing Manic's red face* Serves you right, since you tease me about how I like Vova.

Carol: Oh well...

I-Am-THE-Pearlshipper999: Well, that could be a reason why...

Last two sentences:

Dawn's POV

Meanwhile, my mind was asking me tons of questions.

"Why was Paul about to kiss me? Why did my heart race twice as fast? Most of all, what's going on with me?" I asked myself.

Summary of what happened last time: After last night, things have been awkward between Ash and Dawn. Dawn goes out to get stuff from the Pokemart and bumps into Burgh, her old science teacher (Well, it makes sense, since he's training Bug type Pokemon as a gym leader and also, science has at least something that deals with bugs). They talk about Ash and Burgh assures her that things will be alright. Dawn thanks him for the nice words and they part ways. Dawn's heading back to the Pokemon Center when Paul catches her and pulls her into an alley. Then, he tries to kiss her! Saved by the Pokegear, Dawn safely escapes from Paul's attempt to kiss her. What will happen next? Will Dawn do good in her next battle? And why did Paul and that other person suddenly appear at Dawn's battle?

Dawn- And enjoy!

Dawn's POV

I had walked out of the bathroom, ready to go battle the gym leader.

"Are you ready, Dawn?" Cilan asked as Ash and Iris finished eating breakfast.

I realized that Ash was wearing something different.

He was wearing a red and black striped polo with a jeans jacket over it, navy blue sweat pants, and Nikes.

"Yes I am." I said, taking an English muffin and beginning to put jelly on it.

Piplup and the others jumped off the couch.

"Who are you going to use this time?" Piplup asked.

"I'm using Pachirisu, Buneary and Quilava." I replied.

"Oh. So, can I watch some TV while you're gone?" Piplup asked.

I nodded.

"Sure." I said as I returned Quilava and Pachirisu into their Pokeballs.

Iris got up from her seat.

"Shall we go then?" she asked.

"Okay." I said as we all exited the room.

As Cilan and Iris walked ahead of us, me and Ash stayed behind.

I glanced at Ash once and saw that he had somewhat of a black eye.

"So, good luck with your battle." Ash smiled weakly.

"Ash...what happened to your eye?" I asked.

"My eye? What are you talking about? I did nothing to it!" he said nervously.

I looked at him.

"Ash...stop lying to me!" I yelled, feeling like crying as I ran past him.

"Dawn!" Ash called out as he ran after me.

Cilan and Iris watched me and Ash rush past them.

"I guess they must be psyched about the battle..." Cilan trailed off.

Iris shrugged.

"Maybe..." she sighed.

~ Outside ~

"Dawn! Stop!" Ash called out.

"No!" I replied, tears streaming down my cheeks.

Ash grabbed my wrist and roughly turned me around.

"Look, I can explain about the black eye..." Ash told me.

We were beginning to attract a crowd. Even Burgh was watching us.

"No, you can't! So, stop being so stubborn!" I whined as I began to walk off.

But, Ash grabbed my hand.

"Why are you angry at me?" he asked in a low voice.

I felt like crying again.

"Just...let me go..." I trailed off.

His fingers intertwined with mine.

"Was it because of what happened two days ago?" Ash whispered.

"It's none of your business!" I hissed, slapping his hand away.

Everyone 'ooooooohed' as I glared at him.

As I began to walk away, the crowd began to yell "kiss!"

Ash grabbed my wrist, turned me around, and pressed his lips to mines.

My eyes widened in shock as his tongue slipped into my mouth.

I pushed him away, my face red.

"Just leave me alone!" I yelled as I ran off.

I continued running until I bumped into someone.

Before I could completely fall, someone grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me upward.

I looked at the person and looked at them closely.

The person was a girl.

"She looks oddly familiar..." I trailed off.

She had her navy blue hair in a tight side ponytail and she was wearing a red sequin over-the-shoulder top with dark ripped skinny jeans and black boots that had rhinestones on them.

"Are you alright?" she asked.

I nodded.

"I'm fine." I replied.

"You know, you remind of a certain somebody I traveled with..." the girl trailed off.

"Same here." I told her.

"Well, I'm heading to the gym." I told her.

"By the way, my name's Sabrina." Sabrina introduced herself.

I gasped.

"Sabrina? As in the Sabrina that traveled with me and Ryu?" I asked in shock.

"How do you know Ryu?" she asked sharply.

"I traveled with him. Does that give you a proper answer?" I hissed.

"This is definetely not the Sabrina I know." I thought to myself as I walked past her.

I finally reached the gym and knocked on the door.

The door opened to reveal...

"Burgh?" I questioned.

"Hello, Dawn. By any chance, are you here to battle the gym leader?" Burgh asked.

"Yes." I replied.

"Your friends are already here. Follow me." Burgh said as we walked into the gym.

Cilan and Iris were in the bleachers along with Ash.

"Go Dawn!" Cilan waved.

Iris had a bright smile, which was rare for her when she was around me.

"You can do it, Dawn!" Iris called out.

I smiled back and stepped onto the field.

Burgh was on the other side.

"Burgh? Why are you on the field?" I asked.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm the gym leader." Burgh laughed.

My eyes widened.

"EH?" I exclaimed.

"The battle between Dawn and Burgh will now begin! This will be a 3 on 3 Pokemon and only the challenger is allowed to subsitute Pokemon." the referee called out.

"Dwebble! Go!" Burgh called out.

A hermit crab-like Pokemon came out of its Pokeball.

"Pachirisu! Spotlight!" I exclaimed, throwing Pachirisu's Pokeball into the air.

Pachirisu came out of its Pokeball and stood its ground, baring its teeth.

"And...begin!" the referee called out.

"Dwebble, use Smack Down!" Burgh commanded.

"Dogde and use Discharge!" I exclaimed.

Dwebble threw a rock at Pachirisu, but Pachirisu dodged it with ease.

What I didn't know was that the rock had a mind of its own.

As Pachirisu was building up electricity in its cheeks, the rock hit Pachirisu from behind.

Pachirisu yelped as it fell to the ground.

"Pachirisu! Get up! You can do this!" I called out.

Pachirisu stood up.

"Try using Discharge again!" I commanded.

Before Pachirisu could release the discharge, Burgh commanded Dwebble to use Smack Down again.

The rock, which was fairly huge, hit Pachirisu and knocked him out.

"Pachirisu is unable to battle! Dwebble wins!" the referee called out, waving a red flag in Burgh's direction.

"Aw..." Iris trailed off.

"I wonder what happened...? Did she not train?" Cilan asked.

Iris shrugged.

"I know she trained. She was outside the day before training." Iris replied.

"Then, what happened?" Cilan asked nobody in particular.

"Whirlipede! Go!" Burgh called out.

A shell-like Pokemon that had spikes on it came out of the Pokeball.

"Buneary! Spotlight!" I declared, tossing Buneary's Pokeball into the air.

Buneary came out of her Pokeball.

But before she could battle the Whirlipede, she turned around and winked at Pikachu.

Pikachu sweat dropped before turning his face away to hide the fierce blush that was appearing on his face.

"And...begin!" the referee blew his whistle and the battle began.

"Buneary, use Ice Beam!" I commanded.

"Counter with Poison Sting, Whirlipede!" Burgh demanded.

The Ice Beam and Poison Sting collided, making an explosion.

Whirlipede went flying into the nearby wall while Buneary flew into me with a lot of force.

I flew backwards into the wall while holding Buneary.

Iris stood up abruptly.

"Dawn! Are you alive?" she called out.

I opened my eyes slowly and saw someone rushing over to me.

What I do know is that the person ain't Ash, nor Cilan, or Burgh.

It was...

"Paul...?" I muttered quietly.

Paul walked up to me and picked me up bridal style.

"You okay?" he asked.

I nodded as he put me down.

"Okay...I think I can continue." I said.

"Now Whirlipede! Use Pursuit!" Burgh commanded.

"Use Dizzy Punch!" I declared.

The Pursuit and Dizzy Punch collided, but Whirlipede pushed Buneary back, knocking Buneary out.

"Buneary!" I exclaimed.

"Buneary is unable to battle! The winner is Whirlipede!" the referee declared, waving a red flag in Burgh's direction.

"No good..." I trailed off.

Paul was sitting up in the bleachers by now with that same Sabrina girl sitting next to him.

"Quilava! Spotlight!" I called out.

Quilava came out of its Pokeball.

"Leavanny! Go!" Burgh exclaimed, tossing its Pokeball into the air.

A grass-like Pokemon came out of the Pokeball.

"And...begin!" the referee called out.

"Quilava! Use Flame Wheel!" I commanded.

Quilava charged at Leavanny, making a direct hit.

Levanny flew backwards into the wall.

"Okay! Now, finish it off with Flame- - -" I was cut off by an obnoxiously loud scoff.

"You obviously think that you can win?" a voice asked.

I turned around and saw Sabrina glaring at me.

"Who are you to tell me that?" I hissed.

"I mean, your mind has been on so many things, you aren't even concentrating on the battle." she pointed out.

"Shut up! Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up!" I screamed.

"You were so angry at Ash that all you can think of is how you hurt him! And what about Paul?" Sabrina asked.

Iris' jaw dropped in shock.

"You had kissed tons of boys before your epic kiss with Ash, am I right?" she sneered.

"Why don't you just get out of here?" I hissed.

"Why don't I list the names? Let's see...we have Paul, Ryu, and Trip. What a bitch you are." she stated.

"WHY DON'T YOU JUST SHUT THE HELL UP?" I yelled.

Just as I turned my head back to the battle, Quilava was already knocked out.

"What...?" I gasped.

"Quilava is unable to battle! The victor is Burgh!" the referee declared.

I slumped down on my knees.

"Dawn?" Quilava asked as she walked over to me and nuzzled my cheek.

"I lost...?" I asked myself quietly as a tear fell down my cheek.

Someone walked up to me.

"Dawn?" Cilan asked.

I looked up, my eyes filled with tears.

"Cilan..." I trailed off.

Cilan picked me up and we walked off with Ash following close behind.

Iris hopped out of the bleachers just as Paul headed out the emergency exit.

"Who the fuck are you?" Iris hissed in Sabrina's face before running off to catch up with us.

Dawn- And we're finally done! Man, that took forever...

Cilan- You sure did take a while...

Iris- Man, you made Sabrina act like a bitch!

Dawn- I know, I know, I know.

Ash- R&R, please! If you do, you get a virtual pie along with a virtual Pikachu! =)