Chapter 35
Miracle and Sakinah had gotten up early in hopes of getting in some training. But before they even left the center Sakinah, asked her girlfriend if they could talk for a moment.
The two took up a booth in the cafeteria. "What did you want to talk about sweetie?" Mira asked with a little hesitance.
"It is nothing serious. I was wondering if I could ask a favor."
Mira was even more confused. "What kind of favor?"
"Well you see, I am a trainer legally but I haven't registered with the league, so my Pokemon when transferred would go to my mom...But I never set that up either." She was dancing around the question and it made Mira laugh a bit.
"Sweetie, do you want me to ask the professor if you can store your Pokemon at the lab?"
The embarrassed psychic nodded her head. "Yeah."
"Saki, we need to get your emotions evened out more...You have no reason to be embarrassed, especially about this. The old bat would love nothing more than to hold onto your Pokemon, but he would probably ask if he could study your Pokemon like he does mine. Hitmontop in particular."
"I see no reason why he couldn't, but if they don't want to then he doesn't." She added.
"Of course," Miracle smiled. She stood up and held an open hand out to Saki, "Lets go ask him now." Saki took it and allowed herself to be pulled to her feet. She gave Miracle a kiss on the cheek and let her pull her to the video phones.
AT THE LAB
Ring ring ring, phone call, phone call,Ring ring ring, phone call, phone call.
"Professor the phone is ringing." Tracy Sketchit yelled to his boss. "The I.D says it's coming from Vermillion City."
The professor screamed, he came running from the back of the lab with a large Crawdaunt attached to his hind quarters. "Why must we go through this every time you have your check up you crabby crustacean." He yelled.
"I guess Its my turn to answer...Oak Labs Tracy speaking...Oh hey Miracle its nice to see you again."
"Hi Uncle Tracy, sorry I didn't see you when I left." Mira told him. "but I was in a rush...Anyway, I wanted to ask the professor something, is he in?"
"He is here...But it is a certain pokemon's check up day." Tracy told her.
"Is it Crawdaunt, or Scrafty?"
"GET YOUR CLAWS OFF ME!"
"Crawdaunt huh,... grab a cookie and throw it at him, that should do the trick."
The older man shrugged his shoulders and did what the teen said. And as a surprise to him, the water Pokemon caught the cookie and let the seasoned Pokemon professor go.
"Amazing," Tracy said to himself, "Professor it's Miracle, and if Misty told me right...Her girlfriend Sakibomb."
"Tracy, her nam is Sakinah, not Saki bomb...That is the name of...Never mind, move over...Hello Miracle, and Sakinah what can I do for you?"
The two girls looked on in amusement before Miracle spoke up, "Nothing much Professor Oak, Saki just wanted to know if she could register her trainers license through the lab...So she can leave them with you instead of at her mothers gym."
"OH, I do not see why not. Let me look up her trainer profile here. Um It looks like you now have seven Pokemon on hand as of yesterday..." He started up his computer and began cycling through come files. "A Hitmontop thats rare but not unheard of nowadays, Ralts,Duskull, Jolteon, Shiftry, Solrock and a Kadabra. Okay give me an hour to do the paper work, then I will claim one of her Pokemon. Sakinah which Pokemon do you wish to leave with me?"
"Oh, I haven't though about that...Let's start with Shiftry, he will take it well. And then I will talk to my other Pokemon about it." Saki told the old man.
"Then its all settled. I will get back to you in a few hours. Miracle have you beaten the gym leader there yet?" He asked.
"Not yet, they just went through a major leader change and today is the first chance ive gotten to try."
"Well then let me be the first to wish you good luck."
"Thank you Oak, I will kick whoever's ass shows up." She chuckled.
Oak laughed at the teen and told them goodbye.
"I guess its time to face the gym leader." Miracle said.
She kissed Saki then took a nibble on her ear.
"What are you doing?"
"Celebrating my victory early." she told her girlfriend.
"OH, Mira you are encouragable."
IN FRONT OF GYM
Miracle and her friends tentatively stood in front of the doors to the Vermillion City Gym. With all that went on a few days prior, they wondered if they would even be allowed in.
"What's stopping us from barging in and kicking this new leaders ass?" Miracle asked.
"How about the fact that we rocked the very foundation of this cities belief system when we proved Elektra was a member of Team Rocket.." Kobi mentioned.
"Who the hell cares, that shouldnt stop me from taking the badge from here." Miracle yelled. "What are you thinking about Sweetie?" She asks Saki.
"Well I was wondering who this new leader could be. This is an electric gym and not many trainers here in Kanto specialize in the type outside of my fathers side of the family." She responded.
Miracle was about to answer when the doors opened and a tall, dark skinned, blonde haired, muscular woman stepped out and greeted them. "Yes, but don't forget about the person your father was hand training to succeed him, namely me." Saki looked at the woman like she was crazy, while Miracle and Kobi could barely stop drooling over themselves. "It has been some time little brain wave."
Sakinah's eyes lit up, "Only one person called me that, Shockra!"
"Ahem, that is Lieutenant Shockra, little one. I might have trained under your father but I did still serve in the military. That and it does feel like an homage to your father. Um lets get inside before your friends attract to much more attention."
Saki looked back and saw that Kobi and her girlfriend were both giving Shockra googly eyes. "Miracle Delilah Ketchum, get your eyes where they belong."
Mira snapped out of her stupor and ran to her girlfriends side, " I didn't do it, I swear."
"Yeah right, wake up Kobi and Lt. Shockra will battle you inside." Saki said ripping herself away from Miracle and following the leader inside.
Mira pouted and smacked Kobi in the head.
"What was that for?" He asked rubbing his head.
"Shut up, and lets get inside."
IN THE GYM
Miracle took her spot opposite the gym leader and took in the sight of a full set of bleachers. They were trying to boo her and praise the leader as well.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, settle down, settle down." The referee yelled. When they settled a bit he continued. "This is an official Kanto League Gym Battle featuring our newest gym leader the electric Lt. Shockra." The crowd went crazy with cheers. "She will be challenged by Miracle Ketchum from Pallet town." The boos rose when her name was said. "This will be a three on three Pokemon battle, only the challenger is allowed to switch in the middle of battle. The gym leader will go first...Let the battle commence."
"Alright then, go Pikachu." Shockra released her small electric rodent onto the field.
"A Pikachu, my father has one and I used to play with in every day...Alright then, lets go Ghastly." The ghost Pokemon appeared in front of the crowd and ate up the attention. "Okay Ghastly, lets freak the little guy out with lick." The ghost chuckled and dissipated into the air then reappeared next to Pikachu, and gave him a slobbering lick from his toes to the tips of his ears.
"Get away from him with agility, and then follow it up with thundershock." The lieutenant told her mouse. The little guy sped away from Ghastly as soon as possible, and when he was far enough away he shot off his attack.
"Block it with shadowball." Ghastly opened his mouth and shot out the large purple projectile. The two attacks hit in the middle doing no damage to either.
"Keep moving Pikachu, but this time use thunderbolt."
"PI...KA...CHU." He launched the stronger attack and hit Ghastly square.
"Ghastly, use will-o-wisp, then curse." Ghastly danced around in a circle, and collected several orbs of purple fire around him then threw it at Pikachu. He then backed up and was cloaked in a putrid yellow color.
"Take the hit, but deflect what you can by using charge." Pikachu stopped running and curled up in a ball, as he built up his electrical charge. The fire attack hit home and did major damage, "Now unleash thunderbolt."
"Dodge it Ghastly then use lick." The attack went right through Ghastly's gas like body, he then gave the Pikachu another slobbering lick. Pikachu stumbled back and went to run away but was frozen in place.
Mira saw this and capitalized. "He's paralyzed, knock him out with a close range Shadowball." he appeared close to Pikachu and hit him with shadowball, this threw him into the air then he crashed hard to the ground.
The judge held up a flag, "Pikachu Is unable to battle the winner is Ghastly."
"You are incredibly perceptive, you noticed he was paralyzed before I did, but my next Pokemon is no push over. Electabuzz I choose you."
"Rrrragh, Rrragh!" The Pokemon roared.
"Ghastly start things off with Will-o-wisp." The ghost type tried moving but was frozen just like Pikachu was.
"Well, turnabouts fair play, hit him with thunder punch Electabuzz," Hit fist charged up as he ran at Ghastly.
"Use curse as soon as possible." Miracle yelled.
"Ghastlllly." The ghost concentrated and broke through his paralysis and covered himself in a yellow aura as thunder punch hit him hard.
The little ghost type was reeling hard, "Ghastly one more shot, set off a barrage of shadowballs."
"Electabuzz hurry and throw up a light screen."
"Brrragh," HE held his hands out and created a barely visible shield and repelled most of Ghastly's attack.
"Now hit him with thunder bolt." Electabuzz charged up, then unleashed the attack knocking out his opponent.
"Ghastly is unable to battle, Electabuzz is the winner." The judge declared.
Miracle recalled Ghastly, "Great job for your first time Ghastly, let our newest member finish this off." She threw out her next Pokemon. "Go Scyther."
The large Mantis appeared in the middle of the field and started yelling and screaming, pumping himself up.
"This is the third match in this battle, the leaders Electabuzz and the challengers Scyther. Let the battle begin."
"You have done well so far Miracle, but this is where it will end."
"Dont get cocky, its tied one to one and Ghastly's curse is taking full effect." Miracle retorted. "Scyther I have a plan but I need you to trust me." She asked of him. The bug Pokemon snarled at Electabuzz, and stomped the ground in agreement. "Good, This wont take long at all."