Author's Note: This is the last chapter to be entirely based on Yellow Version, so maybe this will finally get easier to write soon. I will be on vacation for about 2 weeks starting Saturday, but I still might be able to use the Internet for part of that time. This chapter will be pretty short, but the next one should be MUCH longer.
Unearthly Insanity
Still grumbling about Tobi's stupidity, Deidara was forced to fly the group all the way to Viridian City. Since everyone knew the last Gym was just minutes away, nobody bothered to complain too loudly. Everyone would be much happier after they had beaten the Pokémon League and could return home.
Expecting something actually exciting to happen, everyone jumped at the slightest noise. Someone seemed to be catching on as rather large explosions of giggles erupted from a bush near the area where Tobi apparently kept hearing twigs snapping. Cinderpaw eventually got so sick of the useless tension that she dragged Tobi all the way through the Gym to Giovanni.
Everyone, including Giovanni, was extremely annoyed by a nearly hysterical Sandy who appeared to be watching a video of the Akatsuki's jumpy approach to the Gym repeatedly on a laptop. Cinderpaw was more irritated than most due to the fact that Sake could clearly be seen snapping twigs in time to some over used music as she attempted to keep herself from cracking up behind the aforementioned bush.
Tobi and Giovanni each attempted to start the battle multiple times, but they kept getting interrupted by even more laughter. Eventually, they ended up laying Go Fish for half an hour while Kisame supplied the Jeopardy theme with his iPod. The only change in Sandy's behavior in all that time was the occasional click over to a web search full of Gaara pictures which produced disturbing noises even louder than her laughter if that's even possible. Cinderpaw eventually nipped Tobi's toes to get his attention when she noticed that Shukaku had wandered to Sandy's laptop. The two of them were in one heated debate over some woman in one of the images. When Deidara noticed, he nearly screamed at Tobi to get Sandy to get her laptop out of there before Sasori came and started killing people for mentioning THAT woman.
Confused, Tobi briefly tried just asking Sandy to leave. As that obviously had no effect on the maniac, he eventually yelled out something about seeing Gaara outside. Predictably, Sandy bolted out of the Gym with her laptop in mere seconds. This apparently aggravated Shukaku as he literally sliced all of Giovanni's Pokémon in half. Unlike the other pathetic Gym leaders, Giovanni didn't shed a since tear over his massacred Pokémon and instead handed Tobi his last badge as well as his official evil mastermind business card so that they could consult with each other about world domination plans later. After getting some blood flowing to his feet again, Tobi pranced to the Pokémon Center and eagerly anticipated the last leg of his journey.