"I can't help pondering where the eighth gym is. We've battled at every gym we have past."

"Not correct Megatron. We have not battled at the gym in Viridian City."

"That's right back near the Pokémon professor's lab! How do you suppose we get there?"

"Brock do you think you could help our friends out?"

"I could Ash. The ferry makes one more stop before returning to Vermillion City; Pallet Town."

"Isn't that were this journey of ours began?"

"Probably Screamer."

"How many more times do I have to tell you? DON'T CALL ME THAT!"

"I'll have to go and see Professor Oak about a problem…" Ash didn't seem to want to tell them what the problem was. It didn't take long for the ferry to reach Pallet Town. The group headed down into the town and started to walk towards Oak's Pokémon lab.

"Welcome back all of you! Are you enjoying your journey?" Oak seemed to ask all of them at once. "I have told your mum that you're here Ash. She'd get annoyed with me if I didn't."

"I was planning on going to see her anyway…" Ash didn't sound convincing.

"Anyway we know that Oak's lab has a battle field…"

"What are you getting at Sideswipe?"

"I'd like to battle! I think Shockwave should battle me!"

"If he agrees I see no problem with it." Oak seemed to enjoy the idea of a battle. Everyone looked at Shockwave expectantly.

"Since I don't seem to have any other choice…"

"Can I referee?"

"Misty will referee."

"Ok, this will be a full battle and it will be over when all Pokémon of either side can no longer battle." Misty motioned for the two combatants to send out their first Pokémon.

"Go Hitmonlee!" A Pokémon with strong looking legs appeared. "Go Pidgeot!" A large bird like Pokémon appeared.

"This battle starts with Hitmonlee vs. Pidgeot. Let the battle begin!"

"Hitmonlee use jump kick!" Hitmonlee ran forward then jumped towards Pidgeot and stretched its leg out in front of it. "Pidgeot dodge then use gust!" Pidgeot flew out of the way which meant that Hitmonlee hurt itself when it crashed into the ground. Pidgeot the flapped its wings and knocked a mini tornado at Hitmonlee. That seemed to hurt! "Hitmonlee try using low kick!" Hitmonlee this time managed to land a hit but I didn't look like it hurt much. "Pidgeot use wing attack!" Pidgeot hit Hitmonlee with its wings. The force made Hitmonlee collapse. "Hitmonlee return. Go Electrode!" A Pokémon that looked like a Voltorb turned upside down appeared. "Electrode use swift!" Stars began to surround Electrode. They then flew forward and knocked Pidgeot out. "Pidgeot return. Go Shellder!" The purple shelled Pokémon appeared. "Shellder use clamp!" Shellder looked confused. It couldn't find anywhere on Electrode's body to clamp! "Electrode use thundershock!" Shellder decided that now was the time to try and clamp down on Electrode. Just when the thundershock erupted from Electrode. Shellder seemed shocked by that! It jumped back. It wasn't knocked out but it didn't seem to have much health left. "Shellder use water gun!" The water splashed off Electrode. It didn't seem to do much damage. "Electrode use swift!" Electrode moved forward towards Shellder. The star shaped rays knocked out Shellder. "Shellder return. Go Magneton!" Magneton seemed to be ready to battle. "Magneton use thundershock!" This strike seemed to badly hurt Electrode. "Electrode use explosion!" Electrode glowed with an eerie light and then a cloud of fiery smoke erupted from it. When the smoke faded Electrode had swirls in its eyes. "Electrode return. Go Blastoise!" This turtle had a mischievous look on its face. "Blastoise use hydro pump!" The blast of water knocked Magneton back but didn't hurt quite as much as Sideswipe would have liked. "Magneton use sonicboom!" Waves of sound hit off Blastoise and did some damage. "Blastoise use bubble!" Bubbles shot at Magneton and knocked it out. "Magneton return. Go Venusaur!" A Pokémon that looked like a dinosaur with a flower on its back appeared. "Venusaur use solarbeam!" Venusaur began to charge solar energy. It's not doing anything… "Blastoise use skull bash!" Blastoise ran forward lowering its head. Just what I wanted to happen! "Now Venusaur!" The solar energy that was being collected flew out of Venusaur's mouth and knocked Blastoise out. "Blastoise return. Go Dodrio!" A bird with three heads appeared. "Dodrio use drill peck!" The angry head of Dodrio pointed its beak forward and it began to spin like a drill. Dodrio then dashed forward towards Venusaur so that it would end up hurting it. Venusaur seemed badly hurt by the beak. "Venusaur use vine whip!" Vines shot of Venusaur's back next to the flower and then these vines lashed against Dodrio. "Dodrio use fury attack!" Dodrio got its heads ready to use the move. The first hit came from the head for joy, the second from the head for anger and the third from the head for sorrow. The hits knocked out Venusaur.

"Venusaur is unable to battle. The winner is Sideswipe!" Misty seemed happy about that.

"Since we're having battles can I battle Megatron?"

"Why are you asking me if you can battle Sunstreaker; if you must ask someone you should surely ask Professor Oak?"

"Fine, professor can I battle against Megatron?"

"Again if he agrees I see no problem…" Everyone decided to look at Megatron expectantly too.

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"Well if you really are a fearless leader you should accept his challenge." Starscream seemed to be a little too pushy.

"Since you all seem to be eager to watch me win…"

"Why are you so sure that you'll win? I'll probably beat you with you being as over confident as that!"

"Can I referee this match?"

"Go right ahead Brock." Oak seemed to like the sound of this battle too.

"This will be a full battle and it will be over when all Pokémon on either side can no longer battle. Let the battle begin!"

"Go Hitmonchan!" A Pokémon that had strong looking arms appeared. "Go Beedrill!" Beedrill didn't like the look of this opponent. "Hitmonchan use comet punch!" Hitmonchan moved towards Beedrill slowly. It then began to throw punches at Beedrill. One! Two! Three! Four! Beedrill looked hurt after that. "Beedrill use pin missile!" Beedrill's stinger began to glow. Then stingers began to fly at Hitmonchan. Hitmonchan seemed quite badly hurt. However it seemed that Hitmonchan had a trick up its sleeve. "Hitmonchan use fire punch!" Fire began to appear around Hitmonchan's right fist and it punched Beedrill. Beedrill didn't like the fire. It began to try and fan the fire away, but that only made it worse. Beedrill had a burn! "Beedrill fight through it! Use twinneedle!" The stingers on the end of Beedrill's arms began to glow then they fired. Once! Twice! Hitmonchan didn't seem to have much health left. However the burn seemed to have a worse effect on Beedrill. Beedrill collapsed from the damage. "Beedrill return. Go Tentacruel!" A Pokémon that looked a bit like Tentacool except it had a dozen more tentacles. "Tentacruel use acid!" Purple ooze flew across the field and struck Hitmonchan. Hitmonchan fainted. "Hitmonchan return. Go Hypno!" Hypno didn't seem to be a very strong Pokémon. "Hypno use headbutt!" Hypno lowered its head and knocked into Tentacruel with it. That seemed to hurt. "Tentacruel use wrap!" Tentacruel extended two of its tentacles fully and then wrapped them around Hypno. "Hypno use hypnosis!" At that range there was no chance of that move missing. Tentacruel shut its eyes and fell asleep with its tentacles still wrapped around Hypno. "Aw look! It seems that Tentacruel has got a cuddly friend!" Sunstreaker was right; it looked more like Tentacruel was cuddling Hypno than trying to hurt it.

:: Do you think Hypno is a girl?::

:: Why do you ask Chromia?:: Sunstreaker

"Because if that's the case it needs to learn to keep its arms to itself, a bit like its master!" Megatron turned red; that memory was a little too vivid.

"Tentacruel come on, wake up!" Tentacruel didn't seem to hear its master.

"Hypno pound it!" Hypno punched Tentacruel. Tentacruel didn't let go.

"Hypno make it let go; use confusion!" The purple light lifted Tentacruel off Hypno. When Tentacruel smashed into the ground it had swirls in its eyes. "Tentacruel return. Go Weepinbell!" Weepinbell looked even more like a Venus flytrap now it had evolved. "Weepinbell use vine whip!" A vine lashed across Hypno. Hypno didn't like that. "Hypno use hypnosis!" This time however Megatron's Pokémon jumped out of the way. "Weepinbell use sleep powder!" Green powder rained down onto Hypno and it was now the yellow Pokémon's turn to fall asleep. "Weepinbell use wrap!" Weepinbell wrapped a vine around Hypno and began to squeeze. It didn't take long for Hypno to have swirls in its eyes. "Hypno return. Go Dodrio!" Another three headed bird? "Dodrio use tri attack!" Three different energies floated around Dodrio. The first one that hit Weepinbell was a red energy that burned. Then it was a yellow energy with the force of a lightning bolt, and then it was hit by a freezing cold blue energy. After the energies faded from around Weepinbell it still had fire on it. It had a burn! "Weepinbell use acid!" More acid flew at the opponent. Dodrio didn't seem to badly affected by it though. "Dodrio use peck!" Dodrio's joyful head was the one to hit the opponent this time. The combination of the peck and the burn damage made Weepinbell collapse. "Weepinbell return. It's up to you now Pikachu!" Pikachu seemed to be more confident about this battle than the others. "Pikachu use thundershock!" Lightning erupted from Pikachu and then hit off Dodrio. Dodrio seemed to feel that! "Dodrio use drill peck!" The beak of the sorrowful head began to spin like a drill. "Pikachu jump over it!" Pikachu used its tail to get better height from its jump and it dodged the beak. "Pikachu use quick attack!" Pikachu then slammed into Dodrio at high speed. Dodrio had swirls in the eyes of all three heads. "Dodrio return. Go Blastoise!" This turtle also seemed to have a mischievous look in its eyes. "Blastoise knock that mouse away with hydro pump!" The torrent of water did just that; it knocked Pikachu into the air. Pikachu noticed something though when it landed. Luckily so did its master. "Pikachu use thundershock straight down!" Pikachu did as she was told and the bolt caused the field to become electrified. Blastoise couldn't move! "Pikachu now knock it onto the ground with quick attack!" Pikachu ran straight through the field, it didn't hurt her and knocked Blastoise straight onto the electrified field. That seemed to hurt! The shock was enough to knock Blastoise out.

"Blastoise is unable to battle so the winner is Megatron!"

"I told that I would win!"

"Suggestion, heal Pokémon then set out for next town." The rest of the group seemed to like that idea so that is exactly what they did.

AN: Any move errors may not be intentional; again I probably thought that the Pokémon should know them and thus they do.