Upon arriving in Fuchsia City, Davis and Ash were ready to take on the gym. They arrived and learned that Aya has become the new gym leader. They have also met Joel, who thought of only strength. Now, Davis is ready to take Aya on and earn his sixth badge.
Pokemon
Pokemon
Pokemon!
Let's do it
I want to be the very best
Like no one ever was (Ever was, ever was)
To catch them is my real test
To train them is my cause
My whole life has led to this
Time to test my skill
I know I just can't miss
Gonna show the world
Born to be a winner (Kanto)
Born to be champion
Born to be a winner
Born to be the very best (Pokemon Kanto)
Born to be a winner
Pokemon!
(Davis' voice) Ninja Misdirection
Davis and the others went to went to the Fuchisa gym with Joel as an extra guess. Davis was ready to take on Aya and earn his sixth badge.
"I'm glad to take your challenge, Davis. I hope you're ready because this won't be easy." Aya said with Davis nodding in agreement and turned to Joel.
"Watch and learn, Joel." Davis said.
"Watch and learn how to lose?" Joel commented.
"Don't listen to him, Davis. You've got this." Ash said.
"You can win." Kari said.
"Right. Are you ready for my challenge, Aya?" Davis said.
"Challenge accepted." Aya said.
"The gym battle between Aya, the gym leader, and Davis, the challenger will begin." The referee said. "Each side will use three pokemon. The battle will be over when all three of one side's pokemon are unable to battle. Only the challenger is allowed to substitute pokemon. Begin!"
"Venomoth, come forth!" Aya said.
"Venomoth!"
"So she's using a bug and poison type." Davis said. "If that's the case, I already know who I'm using. Pidgeot, let's go."
"Pidgeo!"
"You might have the advantage, but that doesn't mean you're going to win." Aya said. "The first attack is all yours."
"That one attack will get me the win. Pidgeot use Wing Attack." Davis said.
"Pidgeo!" Pidgeot flew in with her wings glowing.
"Venomoth use Signal Beam and shoot it down." Aya said.
"Venomoth!" Venomoth shot out the pink beam and blasted Pidgeot and pushed her back.
"Venomoth use Supersonic." Aya said. Venomoth shot out sonic waves and Pidgeot got hit. Pidgeot got all confused and banged her head against the floor.
"Pidgeot, stop! Get a hold of yourself." Davis said, but Pidgeot wasn't listening.
"This is what she did with me." Joel said.
"What do you mean?" Ash asked.
"Aya makes sure to keep her opponents confused. It makes it hard for them to fight back." Joel said.
"Venomoth use Silver Wind." Aya said. Venomoth flapped its wings and shot a shining stream of wind and hit Pidgeot. Pidgeot was still confused and was still hurting herself.
"Pidgeot, return." Davis said as he brought her back in the pokeball.
"That's good. The confusion should be gone after that." Angewomon said.
"Charmander, let's do this!" Davis said.
"Charmander!"
"Charmander use Flamethrower." Davis said.
"Dodge it." Aya said. Charmander breathed out the fire, but Venomoth was able to move around it and disappeared.
"Where did it go?" Davis said as he and Charmander looked around.
"Silver Wind." Aya said. Venomoth appeared behind Charmander and attacked from there.
"Charmander use Metal Claw." Davis said. Charmander swung his claws, but Venomoth moved away. "We've got to stop Venomoth from moving. Charmander use Fire Spin." Charmander shot out the spiraling flames and was able to get Venomoth and Venomoth ended up trapped.
"Venomoth!" Aya shouted in concern.
"Use Inferno!" Davis said. Charmander shot out the blue flame and blasted Venomoth in the flames and took Venomoth out.
"Venomoth is unable to battle. Charmander is the winner." The ref said.
"Not bad, Davis. Of course, this next pokemon this won't be as easy to beat. Go, Golbat!" Aya said.
"Kwia!"
"A Golbat. This could be a problem, but we've got to battle." Davis said. "Charmander use Flamethrower."
"Use Acrobatics." Aya said. Charmander breathed out the fire, but Golbat glowed blue and moved around the flame with incredible speed and struck against Charmander. "Now use Haze."
"Kwia!" Golbat breathed out a dark cloud and Charmander and Davis couldn't see a thing in front of them.
"No fair. I can't tell where Golbat is." Davis said.
"Speed and stealth, misdirection and camouflage is the way of the ninja." Aya said as Charmander was on the lookout for Golbat. "Golbat use Steel Wing." Golbat emerged through the cloud with its wings glowing and struck Charmander in the back. "Finish this with another round of Acrobatics." Golbat flew around and banged itself against Charmander until Charmander got hit so hard that he slid against the ground and was taken down.
"Charmander is unable to battle. Golbat is the winner." The referee said.
"That Golbat is so fast." Kari said.
"That Golbat gave me a hard time. It won't be easy to beat." Joel said.
"We'll just fight speed with speed." Davis said. "Pidgeot, one more time!" Pidgeot reemerged and was no longer confused.
"Pidgeo!"
"At least Pidgeot is no longer confused." Ash said.
"But can Pidgeot match that Golbat? Golbat hasn't taken any damage and Pidgeot did." Angewomon said.
"Pidgeot use Wing Attack." Davis said.
"Golbat use Steel Wing." Aya said. Both pokemon flew right at each other and crashed into the other. "Golbat use Toxic."
"Dodge it and use Quick Attack." Davis said. Golbat shot out purple blobs of poison, but Pidgeot increased her speed and struck Golbat. "Now Pidgeot use Air Slash." Pidgeot shot out the blades made of air and they hit Golbat.
"Stay strong. Golbat use Haze." Aya said. Golbat breathed out the cloud and they couldn't see again, but Davis didn't look worried.
"Pidgeot use your wings and blow it all away." Davis said. Pidgeot flapped her wings and the cloud disappeared. Davis looked up and saw Golbat was above. "Pidgeot use Aerial Ace straight up." Pidgeot flew up with the attack and struck Golbat and both crashed into the ceiling.
"Golbat!" Aya shouted with a worried tone. Golbat came falling down and was defeated.
"Golbat is unable to battle. Pidgeot is the winner." The referee said.
"Golbat return." Aya said as she brought Golbat back to its pokeball. "I'm impressed. You used your pokemon's characteristics and used them to your advantage rather than just attacking."
"Hey! She didn't say anything like that to me." Joel said as he felt a little envious.
"Let's see how you do against this pokemon. Ariados, you're up!" Aya said.
"Ari!"
"Another bug type? What could she be up to using that pokemon?" Davis questioned. "No point in just standing here. Pidgeot use Wing Attack." Pidgeot flew in with her wings glowing.
"Ariados use String Shot." Aya said.
"Ari!" Ariados shot a thread to the ceiling and pulled up quickly for it to avoid Pidgeot.
"Now use Sticky Web." Aya said. Ariados shot out webs all around the field and missing Pidgeot. Davis didn't get what she was thinking until the entire field was covered in webs. "The stage is set."
"What?" Imperialdramon said.
"I'm not sure." Davis said.
"This isn't good." Joel said.
"What do you mean?" Ash asked.
"Aya creates the field to her advantage when she uses Ariados and Sticky Web." Joel said. "It's like your battling in Ariados' lair."
"That's not going to stop us. Pidgeot use Wing Attack." Davis said. Pidgeot flew right at Ariados.
"Dodge it." Aya said. Ariados bungeed down and avoided the attack with Pidgeot hitting the web and getting caught in it.
"Oh no. Pidgeot's stuck." Imperialdramon said.
"You've got to try and get loose." Davis said. Pidgeot tried to get out, but could barely move at all.
"Now I see what you meant." Kari said.
"Once you get caught in that web, you're practically a goner." Joel said.
"Ariados use Poison Jab." Aya said. Ariados climbed the web with it glowing purple. Pidgeot could get out of the web until she was hit by the attack and thrown into a different part of the web. "Finish it off with Sludge Bomb." Ariados shot out sludge from its mouth and blasted the trapped Pidgeot and took her down.
"Pidgeot is unable to battle. Ariados is the winner." The referee said.
"Pidgeot return." Davis said and brought Pidgeot back in her pokeball.
"That's one tricky Ariados. How are you going to deal with this web?" Imperialdramon asked.
"I've got it handled." Davis said as he held up his next pokeball. "This one right here is going to get us the win. Tyrunt, I choose you!"
"Tyrunt!"
"Tyrunt, it's all up to you." Davis said and Tyrunt was ready.
"Do you think Tyrunt can take on that Ariados?" Kari asked.
"I do know that rock types are strong against bug types, but that's only if Tyrunt can hit Ariados." Joel said.
"Tyrunt use Stone Edge." Davis said.
"Tyrunt!" Tyrunt had the blue glowing rocks grow out of the ground, but they didn't reach Ariados.
"What good did that do? The rocks can't reach." Aya said.
"Go!" Davis said and Tyrunt started climbing up the rocks like they were stairs. No one was expecting that. "Now use Crunch."
"Ariados, move away." Aya said. Ariados moved away from Tyrunt just as Tyrunt used Crunch and snatched on the web. As Tyrunt came down, part of the web broke off. Tyrunt spit it out and hated the taste with it stomping around.
"Tyrunt, calm down and stay focus." Davis said and Tyrunt gained a hold of itself. "Tyrunt's jaws can break the web easily. We've got to get back up there."
"I don't think so. Use String Shot to seal Tyrunt's mouth shut." Aya said. Ariados shot the thread and it wrapped around Tyrunt's mouth and sealed it shut. Tyrunt tried to get it off, but it wouldn't break. "Now use Sludge Bomb."
"Tyrunt, you've got to dodge it." Davis said. Ariados shot out the sludge, but Tyrunt got moving. Ariados shot it around and eventually hit Tyrunt and Tyrunt slid against the ground. "Are you alright?"
"If Tyrunt can't get his mouth free, we're in trouble." Imperialdramon said.
"Let's keep that Tyrunt from moving. Use String Shot and throw it in the web." Aya said. Ariados shot out another thread, but Tyrunt was able to move out of the way and the thread stick to the floor. That gave Davis and idea.
"Tyrunt use Earthquake right where that thread is." Davis said.
"What good is that going to do?" Joel asked. Tyrunt stomped on the ground right next to the thread and the whole place began to shake. The vibrations traveled up the thread and Ariados was feeling them.
Of course. By using Earthquake so close to the thread that still connects Ariados to the ground, the vibrations are traveling up and reaching Ariados." Angewomon said.
"Oh no. Ariados do something or you're going to fall." Aya said, but it was too late as Ariados began to fall.
"Stone Edge!" Davis said. Tyrunt brought the rocks out of the ground and Ariados landed on its back on one of them. The rocks dispersed and Ariados was taken out.
"Ariados is unable to battle. Tyrunt is the winner. Victory goes to Davis, the challenger." The referee said.
"Alright!" Davis cheered. Davis and Imperialdramon ran over to Tyrunt and helped get the webs off. "Way to go, Tyrunt. Not bad for your first gym battle."
"Tyrunt!" Tyrunt hopped right on Davis and tried to cuddle up to him.
"Okay, I'm man enough to admit I was wrong. He's a pretty good trainer." Joel said.
"That's Davis. He always seems to amaze you." Kari said. Davis and his pokemon were being awarded his badge.
"You surprised me Davis. Just like a ninja, you were unpredictable and used your surroundings well." Aya said. "Here is your Soul Badge. This proves that you won."
"Thanks a lot Aya. Yeah! I just got the Soul Badge!" Davis cheered.
"Alright!"
"Pidgeo/Char/Tyrunt!"
….
The Pokemon Center
All four of them headed for the pokemon center. Davis was admiring his sixth badge and Ash was planning for his battle.
"Six down and only two to go." Davis said.
"Joel, what are you going to do next?" Kari asked. "Are you going to come and watch Ash win too?"
"I don't think so." Joel said.
"Really? What are you going to do?" Ash asked.
"I think I'll head to Cinnabar Island." Joel said. "I already earned the Volcano Badge so I think I'm going to do some training there. It's a great place to relax and to train."
"There's a gym on Cinnabar Island?" Davis said.
"Yeah. I challenged that gym before." Ash said. "We can head there after I win my badge. We're getting closer, Davis. Soon we'll reach the Kanto League."
"Where I will be waiting to beat you guys." Joel said.
Now that Davis has won the Soul Badge, our heroes are about to head their separate ways from Joel. He heads to Cinnabar Island and Ash gets ready to battle Aya. I wonder what kind of battle we'll see.
To Be Continued….