Disclaimer: Pokémon is by Satoshi Tajiri

Pokémon BW: Yin-Yang Quest

As Mia and Taylor left Undella Town to take a shortcut to Nimbasa City, Taylor's newly hatched Minccino jumped out of its Poké Ball suddenly. "Minccino!" Taylor exclaimed.

"Mo-mo-ga!" Momo likewise exclaimed.

Minccino immediately jumped onto Momo and smacked her off his shoulder, taking her place. "Minci, minci…" Minccino cooed as she nuzzled Taylor's neck.

"Minccino…" Taylor said.

"Mo…" Momo seethed as sparks came out from her cheeks.

"Momo?" Emolga asked as he got off Mia's shoulder.

Momo sent a Charge Beam to Minccino, who jumped off Taylor's shoulder. She ended up shocking him instead. "Momo, calm down!" he yelled.

The shocking stopped and he fell to the ground back first. "Taylor?" Mia asked in surprise and concern.


"This should be a nice spot!" Mia said as she stopped at the lake's edge. Taylor smiled as he looked at the view and the water that seemed to glitter in the sunlight.

"It's beautiful…" Taylor complimented.

Something rustled in the bushes behind them and Bianca suddenly stumbled out of them with a yelp. "Bianca!" Mia exclaimed.

"I knew I'd…find you!" Bianca exclaimed in between pants. She stood up. "My Mia radar sees all!"

"'Mia radar'?" Mia asked in confusion. "Anyway, do you want to help us set up camp while you're here? We'll catch up on how we're doing while we're working."

"Of course!" Bianca cheered, happy to help out. She took out four Poké Balls. "Come on out, everybody!"

She sent out her four Pokémon, revealing to Mia that she caught more when they parted in Route 3: a Pansage, a Herdier, and a Mienfoo. "Let's all help Mia!" she cheered. Her Pokémon cheered in response as Taylor looked up Mienfoo in the Pokédex.

"Mienfoo, the Martial Arts Pokémon," the Dex explained. "In fights, they dominate with onslaughts of flowing, continuous attacks. With their sharp claws, they cut enemies."

"I'm in the spirit now!" Mia exclaimed as she threw her Poké Balls out. "Come on out, guys!"

Her Pokémon were sent out. Emolga jumped off her shoulder to join them.

"You guys, too," Taylor said as he called out Dwebble, Swoobat, and Minccino. Momo jumped off his shoulder to join them.


As Taylor was going through his bag for camping stuff, he realized it needed a well-deserved cleaning when he took out a dirty tent. He coughed a little as he dusted it off. "This bag is a mess," Taylor stated.

Minccino ran up to him and tugged his coat. "Oh, hey, Minccino," he greeted as he cleaned.

Not satisfied with his response, Minccino climbed up onto the tent and began using its tail as a feather duster. In a matter of minutes, the tent was sparkling clean. Minccino dusted off Taylor's face and hands before dusting itself off.

"Madam, you are amazing," Taylor complimented. Minccino hugged him. "Thanks."

"I'm jealous, Mia!" Bianca stated. "You've already got six Pokémon!"

"Seven, actually, my Snivy is at Professor Juniper's lab," Mia corrected.

"Wha?" she asked in shock. "That does it, we are having a battle!" she declared as she stood up.

"All of a sudden?" she asked in surprise.

"You are being challenged by Rival Bianca," Taylor muttered in exasperation under his breath.

"Want to be the judge, Taylor?" Mia asked.

Taylor got up from his spot, his Pokémon following him as he went to the girls.


"Let's make this one on one!" Mia proposed.

"Okay!" Bianca agreed. "You get the first move!"

"Emolga, get out there!" Mia instructed.

"E-mon! E-ga!" Emolga said as he ran in front of her.

"Pignite, I choose you!" Bianca declared. Pignite went in front of her and flexed his muscles in an attempt to intimidate Emolga. Emolga stood his ground.

"Begin!" Taylor declared as he held up his hands.

"Emolga, Thunderbolt!" Mia commanded. Emolga's tail sparked and he fired the lightning bolt at Pignite, which hit.

"Take Down!" Bianca commanded. Pignite rushed to Emolga cloaked in yellow light.

"Aerial Ace!" Mia ordered. Emolga flew into the rushing Pignite, and they both got hit. Sparks surrounded Pignite as he took recoil damage.

"One more Thunderbolt!" Mia commanded.

"Dodge and use Flame Charge!" Bianca instructed. The bolt of electricity sailed past Emolga as he ducked. Minccino watched as the two continued to battle.

"Flamethrower!" Bianca commanded. Pignite fired the stream of flames.

"Electro Ball!" Mia commanded. Emolga fired the ball of electricity.

The Flamethrower burned through the Electro Ball and hit Emolga, knocking him out. "Emolga is unable to battle. Pignite is the winner!" Taylor judged.

"All right!" Bianca cheered. Pignite raced up to her and they hugged. "Nice job, Pignite!"

"Don't worry, Emolga. We tried," Mia assured him as she held him in her arms.

"Hey, Mia, battle with me next," Taylor requested. "We need to train for your next Gym battle, remember?"

"Yeah, that's right!" Mia realized.

"Minci! Minci, minci, minci!" Minccino yelled out, pointing to Mia's Pokémon.

"You want to battle, Minccino?" Taylor asked.

Minccino nodded, and then tapped her chest with pride. "I'm not sure if you'll be able to take on the stronger Pokémon," Taylor reasoned.

"Axew is at about the same power level as Minccino is," Mia told him. "He can battle her."


"Minccino, this is your first battle, so stay tough," Taylor told her.

"Min-ci!" Minccino said as she made an uppercut in the air.

"Axew, let's do this!" Mia rallied.

"Axew, axew!" Axew cheered.

Bianca, having taken Taylor's place as referee, raised her arms. "Let's GO!" she declared.

"Axew, Scratch!" Mia commanded. Axew rushed up to Minccino and clawed her. Hearts surrounded Axew suddenly, and when they disappeared, pink hearts replaced Axew's eyes.

"Cute Charm!" Mia realized. 'When Axew scratched her, he got infatuated!' she noted.

"As you would say: 'exactly as planned'," Taylor mimicked. "Minccino, DoubleSlap!"

Tail glowing white, Minccino ran up to Axew and slapped him repeatedly with his tail. Axew was knocked back after the fourth slap and landed on the ground.

"Axew, hang on!" Mia rallied. Axew got up, now snapped out of his infatuation.

"Aqua Tail!" Taylor commanded. Tail glowing blue, spirals of water surrounded it and she smacked Axew with it.

"Iron Tail!" Mia commanded. Tail glowing steel gray, Axew charged for Minccino.

"One more Aqua Tail!" Taylor ordered. The two attacks collided and knocked them both away.

"Physical attacks are not getting us anywhere! Axew, Dragon Rage!" Mia commanded.

"DoubleSlap Axew before he can fire the Dragon Rage!" Taylor instructed.

Axew charged the ball of light in its mouth while Minccino's tail glowed white. She jumped and smacked Axew, causing the Dragon Rage to blow up on them. When the dust cleared, both Pokémon were knocked out.

"It's a draw," Bianca announced. "Return, everyone."

She recalled her Pokémon as Mia and Taylor picked up their Axew and Minccino. "Axew and Minccino are super cute and super strong!" she complimented. "But next time, I'll be stronger!"

She took off. "See you at Nimbasa City!" she waved before going back on her path.

Mia laughed nervously while Taylor sighed in exasperation.