Sorry for the long delay, my computer was off being fixed and I had no substitute
Saturday 11th July 2007. Pallet Town Outskirts. 7:30am
"This is it guys." I said, sat with the three Pokemon I planned to use against Misty tomorrow on a hill overlooking town, wearing only black sweat shorts, Pikachu, Pidgeotto and Eevee, all three sat next to me, looking tired but determined at the same time. "We're up against Misty for real this time, not just as a training battle, and with a real referee." I explained.
"So let's give it our all!" I shouted as my team cheered and all of a sudden we heard a voice from behind us.
"Nervous about later on?" Brooklyn asked as she sat down next to me, wearing pink pyjama shorts and her red hoodie, petting Eevee and Pikachu as she settled.
"Yeah, I guess so. It's just that Misty's pushed me to work so hard on my journey so far. I guess I just wanna prove myself to her." I admitted, looking at the ground. "Sounds stupid doesn't it?" I said, hearing Brooklyn's lack of reply.
"It actually sounds…admirable." Brooklyn said with a slight blush, the rising sun hiding it as she looked over at me. "The fact that you think Misty will care about the result of your battle is incredible." She finished as she lent slightly on my shoulder, now stroking Pidgeotto's wings as the bird cawed softly, mindful that we were still relatively close to town.
"Plus if it helps I'm kinda nervous about fighting Liam, he kicked your ass yesterday." Brooklyn said with a slight smirk.
"Thanks Brooklyn, I don't know what I'd do without you." I said slightly sarcastically as I put my head on Brooklyn's.
"You'd probably die." Brooklyn said bluntly as she closed her eyes, making me chuckle as we sat on the hill, looking out to the rising sun.
Saturday 11th July 2007. Pallet Town Fields.10:00am
"This battle between Misty Waterflower and Ross McCreath for the Cascade Badge will now begin, each side will use three Pokémon and only Ross will be able to substitute, being the challenger. Begin!" A referee announced as she held two flags in her hands, pointing at both Misty and I, both of us holding a Pokéball each as we smirked at each other.
"Don't hold back on me now Ross, wouldn't wanna keep my badge too easily." Misty called from across the field.
"Same to you, I wanna remember your butt-kicking when I shine my new badge." I said as Pikachu grinned from my shoulder as I gripped the Pokéball in my hand tighter and then threw it into the air, the stream of white light pouring out of the device and materializing into Pidgeotto who flapped her wings and cawed as Misty threw her own Pokéball forward, releasing Staryu, the starfish giving a grunt as it's core flashed a few times.
"Pidgeotto vs Staryu, begin!" The ref called as she threw her flags down.
"Use Water Gun!" Misty called immediately, Staryu firing a jet of water from his top appendage towards Pidgeotto.
"Dodge that, then use Quick Attack!" I shouted as the water closed in. Pidgeotto shot to the side as the Water Gun shot past her, swooping around as her body began trailing white energy and she shot towards Staryu, slamming into the starfish before either it or Misty could react. "How'd you like that? Raised Pidgeotto's speed with some special training last night." I explained as Staryu picked itself up and Pidgeotto returned to my side of the field, looking smug.
"Won't matter if you can't run, Power Gem!" Misty called, pointing forward as a large red beam of energy shot out from Staryu's core, brushing past Pidgeotto as she swept to the side. "Now Bubble Beam!" Misty called as the beam faded, Staryu firing several glowing blue bubbles from the core at Pidgeotto, who was too preoccupied to notice and was pummeled by the explosive bubbles, falling to the ground as Staryu began spinning rapidly on it's side, heading towards Pidgeotto like a high powered Frisbee.
"Reangle, then Gust!" I shouted as Staryu picked up more speed. Pidgeotto's eyes snapped open as she pulled out of the dive she was in and spun in the air to face Staryu, flapping her wings rapidly to create a gale force wind, pushing back Staryu until he hit the ground and struggled to escape the makeshift wind tunnel. "Now use Aerial Ace!" I yelled, Pidgeotto ending the winds and then shot down towards Staryu as her body began to blue from the speed, Pidgeotto slamming into Staryu just as it rose, flipping around in the air as I called for a Steel Wing, arching back towards the sailing Staryu as her wings glowed white, spinning as she swiped Staryu, spiking it into the ground where a cloud of sudt rose up and Pidgeotto took the time to return to my side of the field before a jet of water shot out of the dust cloud, soaking Pidgeotto and sending her to the ground, where a orb of water was waiting for her, exploding in a cloud of steam.
"Alright, Steel Wing!" I shouted as the steam cloud evaporated.
"Use Rapid Spin!" Misty called as the dust settled. Both Pidgeotto and Staryu sped towards each other, Staryu spinning quickly as Pidgeotto's wings took on a white glow again, both sides seeming to pass by each other and landed on opposite sides of the field, not moving until Staryu suddenly tensed and fell to the ground, unmoving as a faint red blinking light could be seen on the ground below it.
"Staryu is unable to battle, Pidgeotto wins." The ref announced as she pointed her flag towards Pidgeotto, who had flown back to me and landed on my arm, smiling tiredly.
"Good work Pidgeotto, take a rest for now." I said as I stroked Pidgeotto's head crest with my free hand before recalling her into her Pokéball and clipped it to my belt, picking another one off and enlargening it.
"Staryu return. You were nothing but perfect out there." Misty said as she recalled her partner to rest before pulling out a Pokéball and nodding at the ref, who nodded back and then took a remote, pressing one of the buttons which caused the battlefield to sink into the ground, save for a few sections of rock on each side and a large platform in the middle, the pit now filling up with water as Misty silently threw her next Pokéball up, releasing Goldeen, who fell into the water as Misty caught her Pokéball.
"Alright then, Eevee I choose you!" I yelled, releasing the Evolution Pokémon, who looked uneasy at first at the sight of all the water but soon shook her head, she had a battle to win and nothing would stand in her way.
"Begin!" The ref called, waving her flags down.
"Eevee, Quick Attack!" I called as soon as the flags lowered. Eevee nodded naf spring forward as a white light trailer behind her, leaping from platform to platform as she raced towards Goldeen, who dived under the water at Misty's command making Eevee stop in her tracks on the large platform, looking around her as she kept an eye out for Goldeen who suddenly appeared to her left and fired a Water Gun at Eevee who leapt to the side, letting the water soar past her as she spun to face Goldeen, who had disappeared again under the water.
"Alright, hit 'em with Peck!" Misty called as Goldeen appeared yet again, this time leaping at Eevee and stabbing her with a glowing blue horn, driving the normal type to the edge of the pool, shaking her head as she looked for Goldeen again, this time deciding to jump into the water and search despite my warnings. Once in the water, Eevee began treading water and spun as she looked for Goldeen, suddenly being pushed into the platform by a significantly stronger Water Gun as Goldeen revealed herself and then swam at Eevee.
"It was a mistake to make this a water battle. Goldeen, Horn Attack!" Misyu called as Goldeen extended her horn, which was how glowing white and increased her speed as she shot towards Eevee. I raced to find a solution to being underwater when Eevee's spinning search flashed through my mind and I had an idea.
"Alright Eevee, use Iron Tail as you spin like when you searched for Goldeen underwater!" I shouted as Eevee looked up to the surface, a determined look on her face before her tail glowed white and she spun like a top as fast as she could, making a strong current shoot out from her position and slam into Goldeen, blasting the fish back into a platform. "Now pretend the water's like dirt and use Dig to hit Goldeen!" I shouted, Eevee looking confused until she saw what I was planning and began kicking as fast as she could, swimming towards Goldeen and slamming her back into the platform, then using her as a springboard to rise back to the surface and took a deep breath, climbing back onto the large platform as she shook her fur, sending water droplets spraying over the field.
"Goldeen! If you can keep going then use Peck!" Misty shouted, the water being still for a second until a shape shot out and slammed into Eevee before falling back to the water at the edge of the platform.
"Use Shadow Ball!" Eevee nodded and began charging a ball of shaofws at her mouth before firing it at Goldeen.
"Use Agility, then Peck again!" Misty called as the ball approached. Goldeen swam forward for a second before seeming to vanish, appearing as she stabbed Eevee with her glowing blue horn and leapt back into the water. "And finish up with Horn Drill!" Goldeen's horn began glowing white again but this time she leapt into the air as she began spinning rapidly, falling towards Eevee who leapt up and spun around as her tail glowed white, both sides colliding and struggling against each other until the clashing energies exploded and sent both Eevee and Goldeen crashing to the water, where, after a huge splash settled, both sides bobbed to the surface, bodies limp and eyes shut tight.
"Both Eevee and Goldeen are unable to battle." The ref called as she pointed both of her flags out, Misty and I recalling our Pokémon and praising them before selecting our next choice.
"Pidgeotto, you're up again!" I shouted as my top flier took to her domain once more, circling the field as Misty pulled out her Pokéball and kissed the top.
"Come on out Vaporeon!" Misty called as the field returned to normal, the water being drained, Vaporeon appearing with a graceful cry and landed elegantly, ready to win for her trainer.
"Battle, begin!" The ref called as she waved her flags down.
"Use Hydro Pump!" Misty called. Vaporeon nodded and a disc of blur energy formed in front of her head, firing a powerful jet of water with white rings around it at Pidgeotto.
"Dodge that with Quick Attack, then use Aerial Ace!" I shouted, Pidgeotto diving down as a white aura trailed behind her, avoiding the Hydro Pump before angling up as she flew close to the ground, kicking up dust as her body blurred and she shot towards Vaporeon.
"Use Aqua Tail to defend!" Vaporeon stopped her Hydro Pump before spinning around on her feet as her tail became surrounded by a vicious water torrent that swiped across the air and slapped Pidgeotto out of the air, the bird landing on the ground hard. "Now Headbutt!" Misty called as the Aqua Tail died down and then sprinted forward, lowering her head as she she prepared to slam into Pidgeotto.
"Use Steel Wing to defend, the Twister!" I shouted as Vaporeon shot towards Pidgeotto, who snapped her wing up as it began glowing white, connecting with Vaporeon's chin and sending her sailing back before Pidgeotto rose into the air and flapped her glowing blue wings once powerfully and a blue tornado erupted around Vaporeon, throwing her around as her cries of pain where drowned out by the winds. "Now use Heat Wave!" Instead of sending the scorching winds towards Vaporeon, Pidgeotto instead lifted her right wing above her and a ball of swirling blue energy at the tip of her wing and then swung her limb down, sending the orb towards the twister, the orb sailing in and exploding a few seconds later, throwing out a dazed Vaporeon, the water type taking a few seconds to pull herself up.
"Awesome Pidgeotto, you learned Air Slash!" I called as Vaporeon rose to her feet fully.
"Use Hydro Pump!" Must called as Vaporeon shook her head and then fired another jet of high pressured water at Pidgeotto who dove down to avoid it, making Misty smirk. "Now Aurora Beam!" She called as she threw her arm out, Vaporeon firing a blast of green and black energy at Pidgeotto, causing an explosion of green energy that threw Pidgeotto to the ground, eyes shut and limp on the ground.
"Pidgeotto is unable to battle, Vaporeon wins." The ref announced as she pointed her flag towards Misty.
"Good work Pidgeotto, I couldn't be prouder." I said as I recalled the bird to her Pokéball and then placed it on my belt, turning to Pikachu, who looked determined. "It's up to you bud. Make me proud." I said as I gave Pikachu a fist bump and he then ran out onto the field, staring down Vaporeon as his cheeks sparked.
"Battle, begin!" The ref called as she threw done her flags.
"Use Hydro Pump!" Misty called, Vaporeon firing the jet of water towards Pikachu.
"Jump over it, then use Agility!" I shouted. Pikachu ran on all fours for a few seconds before leaping over the Hydro Pump, landing on the ground as Vaporeon ceased the water, disappearing as he continues to run, appearing next to Vaporeon with his tail by his side. "Now Iron Tail!" I yelled, Pikachu spinning round and slamming his glowing white tail into Vaporeon's head, sending her tumbling back, rising with an angry look.
"Use Shadow Ball!" Misty called as Pikachu leapt back to me, leaping into the air as I called for an Electro Ball, the yelllow orb sailing forth as it collided with the black orb shot by Vaporeon, both exploding in a cloud of smoke, the noxious gas covering the field until a disturbance in the form of an Aurora Beam shot through the middle and slammed into Pikachu, sending the mouse sailing back before he rose to his feet, seeing Vaporeon charge at him with her head lowered, ramming into him and sending him tumbling back even further, rising slowly as he growled.
"Use Agility and the Iron Tail again!" I shouted, inwardly thinking of a faster way to say that combo. Pikachu nodded and seemed to disappear from sight, reappearing next to Vaporeon with his tail glowing white but Misty and Vaporeon smirked.
"Use Aqua Tail now!" Misty hollered as Vaporeon spun around as a vicious tornado of water surrounded her tail, thwacking Pikachu away as he cried in pain, skidding along the ground as he landed.
"Alright, use Agile Tail!" I called, Pikachu looking over at me questioningly as he gave a small cry. "It's the name I gave to your Agility and Iron Tail combo!" I called to Pikachu, who nodded before running at Vaporeon and vanishing from sight, reappearing next to Vaporeon and swiping his glowing tail upwards, sending Vaporeon a few feet into the air as she sailed back.
"Alright, Thunderbolt let's go!" I called as Vaporeon landed, Pikachu firing a bolt of yellow electricity towards the water type.
"Use Aurora Bean to counter, then Shadow Ball!" Misty cried as Vaporeon fired a beam of green and black energy toward the Thunderbolt, both moves colliding and exploding as a ball of black energy shot towards Pikachu from the smoke.
"Use Quick Attack and slide under it!" Pikachu nodded and sprinted towards the Shadow Ball as his body was surrounded by blue energy and trailed white energy before he slid on his back underneath the Shadow Ball, leaving it to explode shortly after before getting back to his feet and sprinting towards Vaporeon, slamming into her head before either she or Misty could react, sending the water type stumbling back and grimancing at her now throbbing head.
"Use Aqua Tail!" Misty called as Vaporeon leapt into the air, another Aqua Tail forming as she flipped over so her now raging tail was below her body, aiming to crash down on Pikachu.
"Pikachu! Do you trust me?" I called as Pikachu nodded, of course he did. What kind of dumb question was this?. "Then spin on your back while you use Thunderbolt!" I called as Vaporeon descended. Pikachu looked confused but dropped onto his back nonetheless and began spinning like he was breakdancing, firing off a Thunderbolt in the process, stopping the Aqua Tail in it's tracks as several bolts of electricity shot up from Pikachu and formed a makeshift barrier that proceeded to hit Vaporeon, making her cry in pain as several sparks of electricity passed over her body, making her joints stiff and caused her to land awkwardly, Pikachu leaping to his feet a few moments later. "Finish up with Electro Ball!" I called, throwing my arm forward as Pikachu leapt into the air, already forming the yellow ball of energy and then flung it towards Vaporeon, her paralysis rendering her only able to watch as the ball of lightning smashed into her, exploding and flinging her to the ground, unconscious and limp.
"Vaporeon is unable to battle, Pikachu wins and so the victory foes to Ross, the challenger." The ref announced as Pikachu and I celebrated, myself holding Pikachu above my head as I praised him over and over, Misty patting Vaporeon despite the lingering electricity and then recalled her to her Pokéball, walking over to me and holding out a Cascade Badge.
"That really was an amazing battle Ross. Worth the wait." Misty said as I took the badge and let out Eevee and Pidgeotto to show them the badge.
"Thanks Misty, I hope we can have a rematch one day." I said as I held the badge in my hand. "Alright! I just got… the Cascade Badge!" I shouted as I raised the badge above my head and grinned as my team for the battle cheered behind me before I placed the badge in the last spot on the first row on my badge case, feeling satisfied at the click.
"Halfway there, and with 7 months left." I said, slightly congratulating my team in my head.
"Yeah, you're doing pretty good so far." Misty said as Brooklyn and Liam came into view, both looking determined.
"This will be a one on one battle between Liam Horens and Brooklyn Hennesey. As per the predetermined rules set by the gym leader, Brooklyn will use her water type Pokémon and if Liam is victorious he will earn the Cascade Badge." The ref announced as Liam and Brooklyn took their places on the field, both wielding a Pokéball.
"Go Poliwhirl!" Brooklyn called, her bipedal tadpole appearing on the field and slapping his stomach to prep himself.
"Totodile it's on you!" Liam called as Totodike appeared on the field, looking ready for the upcoming battle.
"Battle, begin!" The ref called as the two water types glared at each other.
"Use Water Gun!" Liam and Brooklyn called at the same time, Poliwhirl and Totodile both firing a jet of water from their spiral centre and mouth respectively, both jets colliding and splashing over the field.
"Use Dragon Claw!" Liam called. Totodile nodded and ran forward as his claws elongated and glowed green, winding back in order to slash across Poliwhirl.
"Use Mud Shot!" Poliwhirl thrust his arms forward as they glowed blue, firing several globs of mud at Totodile, the alligator weaving around the globs that caused dirt to fly up and cloud his vision, swiping his claws where he thought Poliwhirl was only to be met by thin air, looking around wildly before being slammed into by a glowing fist, dialing forward and landing on his front, rising with a growl as Poliwhirl lowered his fist, the glow fading.
"Use Aqua Jet!" Liam called, Totodile already running forward before rising off the ground and sailing towards Poliwhirl as a veil of water surrounded his body.
"Use Secret Power!" Brooklyn shouted as Poliwhirl sprinted forward, a pink aura surrounding him as he crashed into Totodile, sending both sides tumbling back.
"Use Ice Beam!" Liam cried as Totodile rose to his feet, shaking his head before firing a trio of light blue crackling beams of energy from a orb in front of his mouth.
"Dodge it and use Bubble!" Brooklyn called. Poliwhirl cried in response and slid to the side, the Ice Beam freezing a section of the field before firing a series of glowing blue bubbles from the spheres encasing his hands.
"Use Hidden Power!" Totodile jumped into the air and formed a multitude of glowing white orbs around his body, launching them at the Bubble, blasting through it and hitting Poliwhirl, making him grunt as he stumbled back. "Now use Water Gun to power up a Dragon Claw!" Liam called, sweeping his arm to the side. Totodile managed to spin around to face Liam and then fired a jet of water at an angle, launching towards Poliwhirl at an incredible speed, his claws now glowing green. Despite Brooklyn's calls to dodge, Poliwhirl was only able to watch as Totodile flew past him, claws scraping across his body before he fell to the ground as Totodile landed and stood up, walking back to Liam as the ref made the call, Brooklyn recalling Poliwhirl as she congratulated him.
"Good work Liam, as per our rules I now award you with the Cascade Badge." Misty said as she handed over the badge to Liam, smiling as he placed it in his case and looked at his now five badges.
"Guess we should head back now huh?" I asked as Brooklyn came over to us and exchanged a look with Misty.
"Not us. Brooklyn suggested we have a girls day after the battles and I agreed." Misty said, both girls hurrying off before I could say anything.
"Okay then. Guess we should hang out." I said to Liam, turning only to see he was gone.
"Fine I'll hang out with my Pokémon." I said bitterly as I walked back to my house, Pikachu on my shoulder as he was confused about their odd behavior.
Next Chapter:Brother Vs Sister! A Family Duel!
As Ross's birthday gets underway, Ariel Ross with a challenge to battle. Will Ross be able to defeat his sister, or will the elder sibling be victorious?
Important Events
Ross battles Misty and wins, earning the Cascade Badge
Liam battles Brooklyn and wins, earning the Cascade Badge
Goldeen is revealed to have learned Horn Drill
Pikachu is revealed to have learned Agility
Pidgeotto learns Air Slash
Teams
Ross:Pikachu(m)(Static).Agility, Iron Tail, Brick Break, Quick Attack, Thunderbolt,Electro Ball*
Eevee(f)(Adaptability).Quick Attack, Shadow Ball, Dig, Swift, Double Team,Iron Tail*
Bulbasaur(f)(Overgrow).Tackle, Sludge, Vine Whip, Razor Leaf, Solar Beam,Energy Ball*
Pidgeotto(f)(Keen Eye).Steel Wing, Quick Attack, Gust, Aerial Ace, Heat Wave,Air Slash*
Rauro(m)(Flash Fire).Snarl, Flamethrower, Flame Wheel, Bite, Hidden Power,Fire Fang*
Dratini(f)(Shed Skin).Incinerate, Icy Wind, Thunderbolt, Dragon Rage, Dragon Tail,Safeguard*
In Lab:Charmeleon(m)(Blaze).Flamethrower, Slash, Flame Charge, Dragon Pulse, Flame Burst,Metal Claw*
Snorlax(m)(Immunity).Tackle, Focus Blast, Thunder, Ice Punch, Hyper Beam*
Squirtle(m)(Torrent).Aqua Jet, Water Gun, Ice Beam, Skull Bash, Bubble Beam,Protect*
Krabby(m)(Hyper Cutter).Ice Beam, Vice Grip, X-Scissor, Water Pulse, Mud Shot,Crabhammer*
Primeape(m)(Anger Point).Overheat, Brick Break, Rock Slide, Thunder Punch, Mega Kick,Focus Energy*
Brooklyn:Fennekin(f)(Blaze).Scratch, Howl, Flamethrower, Hidden Power, Flame Charge*
Nidorina(f)(Rivalry).Poison Sting, Bite, Shadow Claw, Ice Beam, Double Kick,Poison Tail*
Venonat(m)(Compound Eyes).Tackle, Stun Spore, Leech Life, Confusion, Struggle Bug,Psybeam*
Oddish(m)(Chlorophyll).Bullet Seed, Stun Spore, Grass Knot, Petal Blizzard, Acid*
Abra(m)(Inner Focus).Teleport, Hidden Power, Thunder Punch, Shadow Ball*
Poliwhirl(m)(Swift Swim).Bubble, Water Gun, Mud Shot, Water Pulse, Mega Punch,Secret Power*
In Lab:Beedrill(m)(Swarm).Agility, Pin Missile, Poison Sting, Poison Jab, Focus Energy,Protect*
Misty:Staryu(N/A)(Analytic).Rapid Spin, Water Gun, Bubble Beam, Water Pulse, Power Gem,Tackle*
Seadra(m)(Sniper).Double Edge, Agility, Brine, Bubble Beam, Icy Wind, Dragon Pulse*
Gyarados(m)(Swift Swim).Tackle, Dragon Rage, Bite, Water Pulse, Flail,Twister*
Goldeen(f)(Lightning Rod).Horn Attack, Peck Water Gun, Agility, Horn Drill*
Vaporeon(f)(Hydration).Hydro Pump, Aqua Tail, Shadow Ball, Headbutt, Aurora Beam*
Tentacool(f)(Liquid Ooze).Water Pulse, Tickle, Knock Off, Double Team, Giga Drain,Poison Jab*
Psyduck(m)(Swift Swim).Slash, Hidden Power, Water Gun, Confusion, Protect,Icy Wind*