Player: Hilda

Badges: 5

Pokedex: 50

Time: 5 months 3 weeks 5 days

"You think you're up and ready for this?" Blaine's rough voice jabbed my ears sharply. I flipped my hair, raised an eyebrow, smirked and pulled out a pokeball. "Ready when you are."

"Three on three?" He accepted my confidence.

"Nah, I'll be using one." I smiled at Blaistoise who was still inside. "I like your cockiness." He laughed. "Then, prepare to lose this." He reached for a Pokeball.

"Growlithe! Come out!" He released his Pokemon.

"Okay then, Blastoise! Go!" I called him out.

"Growlithe, agility!" He stole the first move away from me, circling fast as he could around Blastoise. I could see Blastoise's eyes circling in a ditz around Growlithe, who was spinning fast.

"Blastoise, bubble!" I said. Blastoise took a deep breath and hit bubble, but he missed. "Great Job Growlithe. Take all that, and Takedown!" Growlithe violently rammed into Blaistoise, damaging him. Blaistoise slowly got up, shaking with pain. That really hurt him.

Blastoise stood guard. "Growlithe, agility again." Blaine was throwing that technique again. Hmm. This is confusing. I got it! "Blaistoise! Hydropump at the floor!" I quickly got my words together.

"Blaistoise." He firmly says and shot to the ground, and beautifully was floating up to the ceiling with his sparkling blue hydropump. Growlithe dug his heals as he saw that Blaistoise getting away from him.

"Now Blaistoise, finish him off! Hydropump at him!" I yelled. Blaistose flipped, and shot his pump right at Growlithe, while the pressure of the water allowed Blastoise to shoot while still up in the air.

Blaistoise floated gently to the floor as Growlithe fell, and was soaked.

"Not bad, huh?" I smirked.

"Agree. I like your strategy." Blaine agreed.

I turned to Red and gave him thumbs up. He approved.

"Ponyta, I choose you!" He called out the horse pokemon, flames flaring with red hotness. It's so majestic, something I could take down with in a second. With fire like that? Blaistoise could do it. I know he can.

"Ponyta, stomp!" Ponyta was gazing with rage, I think he was, to make his stomp more effective. Before Blastoise could panic, I yelled "Dig your heals in, and water gun!"

"Dodge it, and hit it hard with your fire blast!" Blaine commanded.

The fire blast flared heat into Blaistoise, who fell to the ground and roared. "Blastiose!?" I gasped.

"See? Just because your friend there is a water type doesn't mean I still can't burn him. He's been burned. Some damage will take after his attack." Blaine explained.

"That's no fair. Blastoise, water gun quick!" I ordered.

He took place, and tried focusing his eyes on Ponyta, who was dragging it's heals against the warm floor. "Ponyta looks like it's ready to see anything that comes at it, so be careful Blastoise! I know you can do it!" I cheered him on. Not so I could boost up his confidence, but it's because I know he could do it. "Now! Aim!" I screamed.

Blastoise wasn't alarmed, but ready. He shot out his watergun, making it a direct hit at Ponyta. "Bullseye!" I cheered, as Blaine called Ponyta to return. Blaine looked dissapointed at himself, but yet..satisfied.

"You're doing great, but things are just about to HEAT up." Blaine attempted to throw a pun at me. I slightly smiled. "Alright. Blastoise, how are you holding up?" I checked to see if he was okay.

"Blastoise!" He cheered with confidence, showing he's ready. "Alright! We're ready when you are." I checked up with Blaine. He took out another Pokeball.

"Rapidash! Go!" He called out the evolved form of Ponyta. I observed our next opponent.

"Rapidash, use fire blast!" He says, causing more damage to us.

"Blastoise!" He cried with internal pain from the burn. "Spritz some water." I shook. He had a quick cool off. "Skull bash!" I said, watching as Rapidash was not on gaurd. Blastoise lowered it's head as Rapidash stomped, causing more damage.

"Hang on.." I clenched my fist.

"Go!" I saw his lowered head slam in to Ponyta, with aggression and power and that's where Rapidash lost energy and fell to the floor. "Ugh, Rapidash, Return! Go, Arcanine!" Blaine ruffled the back of his belt, fueled up with agitation.

"Arcanine, Ember on the ground where Blastoise is surrounded by now!" Blaine thought of something. I stood there in confusion not knowing what do to next. What is he going to do? What does that hotheaded gym leader have up his sleeve? Thoughts were flying across my brain, but I didn't know what to say or do. "Blastoise! Can you move?" I asked, as he shook his head and was stuck. The ember apparently stuck to the floor causing him to sink. Blastoise was hurt by burn. His health is going down like a waterfall!

"Okay then. Take down!" Blaine commanded. Arcanine was galloping like Ponyta with full speed at Blastoise and knocked him down. I tried having him doing another move but he couldn't step over the ember.

Blaine chuckled. "What?" I snapped

"Arcanine, roar!" He smirked. We just stood there. "What?" Blaine asked to himself, he was wondering why there wasn't any effect. "You can't use roar on me. I only have one Pokemon. One Pokemon that I know will win no matter what. Even if he doesn't win, we don't care because we know we've done our best." I smile, under my cap that was covering my eyes, only revealing my unpredictable smile. I felt Red smiling doing the same, covering his face with his cap too. I could also feel both of us clenching our fist.

I quickly brought my face, facing towards him, with a determined smile. I flared my left hand to the side and unclenched it, letting the determination from my hands set free.

"Blastoise! Like before, hydropump at the floor!" My grin was stretched to Timbuktu. "What?" Blaine told himself with disbelief. "Now, while you're up there, hydropump with all you got!" I yelled with passion.

"Blastoise!" He confirmed, shooting out that beautiful hydropump of his. "Good!" I saw him trapping Arcanine with the water, and then shot right at him. Down!

"Blastoise!" I ran up to him and embraced my arms around his neck. "Blastoise!" He cheered, prompting me him to the back of his shell, as he pranced around with joy. "Blastoise! My stomach!" I laughed.

"Hilda!" Blaine laughed holding out a badge, we stood outside his door biding farewell ,with the sunset dropping. "That was a great battle." He said. "Thank you Blaine." I glistened my eyes in his direction.

"And now I present to you, the Volcano badge. In reward of your achievements. Good Job Hilda. And Good luck." He handed me the badge.

"Thank you. Bye, Blaine." I smiled, feeling complete. This probably was one of the toughest battle yet, full of technique. I am proud.

"Hey." Red smiled and congratulated me. "Hey!" I greeted. "Finally got your Volcano Badge?" He said. "Yup." I smiled with pride. "Good Job. Your journey is a long way, almost over." He reminded me.

"I know, and I'm happy. But as long as I'm with you, I don't care how long it takes." I smiled.

He then kissed me passionately, as we headed on back to Fuchsia City.