Davis thought he was ready to face Blane and his gym, but he soon realized he was wrong. Fear that his pokemon would fall in lava filled him and clouded his judgement with Seadra and Imperialdramon. When he chose Tyrantrum, he didn't think clearly and Tyrantrum was suffering for it. With one last attack, Davis' fears might prove to be true with Tyrantrum.

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) Throwing a Tyrantrum

"Tyrantrum!" Davis shouted since Tyrantrum got blasted by a Fire Blast attack when he was so dangerously close to the edge of the battlefield. The flames cleared away, but Tyrantrum was hanging by his teeth. However with Tyrantrum's weight, the piece Tyrantrum was hanging on was breaking.

"Davis, do something or Tyrantrum is going to fall in." Kari said.

"Tyrantrum might not be bothered by fire type attacks, but lava might be way too much." Imperialdramon said. Tyrantrum was hanging on for dear life, but it didn't look like the piece was going to hold out much longer.

"Tyrantrum, return!" Davis said as he brought Tyrantrum back in his pokeball before anything could happen. "Forget this. No badge is worth my pokemon's life."

"Since the challenger surrendered, the gym leader, Blane, is the winner." The referee said.

"You made an excellent choice, Davis." Blane said. "The hot springs at the inn can help your pokemon. They contain some herbs that should soothe the burns. You can challenge me again at any time." Blane put his wig and glasses back on and left, but after this battle, Davis wasn't sure if he should battle Blane again.

The Inn

"Aww! This feels so nice." Imperialdramon said.

"Do!" He and Seadra were soaking in the hot springs and they were already feeling a lot better. Since Tyrantrum was a rock type and hated water, Davis was rubbing some lotion on his back.

"You'll be fine, Tyrantrum. Blane said this lotion is great for rock and ground types when they're burn." Davis said. Imperialdramon and Seadra were relaxed, but Tyrantrum didn't look happy at all.

"That gym battle was actually scary." Kari said.

"Yeah. I was in the same position." Ash said. "You just need to come up with a plan to beat that Magmortar and figure out how to prevent that from happening."

"Let's talk about that later. Right now I just want to get Tyrantrum and the others back to full strength." Davis said. Meanwhile, Tyrantrum seemed upset about the whole battle. There wasn't anything Tyrantrum could really do and Davis was forced to quit. It would seem that Tyrantrum wants to make this right.

…..

At Night

Later that night, all the pokemon were healed of their burns. They were free to roam around and that's what went on with Tyrantrum. He was passing by an opened window when he heard Davis and the others talking.

"So what are you going to do, Davis?" Kari asked.

"What happened back there at the gym? You didn't battle like yourself." Angewomon said.

"I was afraid that my pokemon were going to fall in the lava." Davis said. "I froze up and Tyrantrum almost suffered for it."

"That can be scary and you made the right choice by getting out of there. You just need to figure out what to do now." Ash said.

"I don't know. Maybe we should just go find a different gym." Davis said. "This gym just isn't worth losing my pokemon like that." Tyrantrum heard every word and he wasn't going to let Davis do that.

"Tyrantrum." Tyrantrum went over to the hot springs and forced open the door with his teeth and went down the stairs. A little while later, Imperialdramon came running into the room.

"Imperialdramon, what's wrong?" Ash said.

"It's Tyrantrum." Imperialdramon said.

"Tyrantrum?" Davis questioned.

"He's gone, but I know where he went. Come on." Imperialdramon said as he led the way and showed that Tyrantrum forced the path to Blane's gym opened.

"Tyrantrum did this?" Ash said.

"Pikachu?"

"Did Tyrantrum go find Blane to have a rematch?" Kari said.

"I don't know, but we have to go after him." Davis said as all of them ran down the stairs and got after Tyrantrum.

…..

Blane

Blane was finishing things up in the gym with his Magmortar out on the battlefield as he made sure everything was fine with his partner.

"Looks like it's time to close up and call it a day, Magmortar." Blane said.

"Magmortar." Magmortar was in agreement until they heard the door bust down on the other side and saw Tyrantrum came in.

"That's Davis' Tyrantrum. What's it doing here?" Blane said.

"Tyrantrum! Ty Tyrantrum!" Tyrantrum was talking to Magmortar. Blane didn't understand what he was saying, but he could tell by how Magmortar faced Tyrantrum and stepped forward.

"Does Tyrantrum want to battle Magmortar again?" Blane said.

"Tyrantrum!" Davis and the others came running down the stairs and found them.

"Blane, what's going on? Why's my Tyrantrum down here?" Davis said.

"I hope he's not throwing a tantrum." Angewomon said.

"This is only a guess, but I think your Tyrantrum wants to finish the battle against my Magmortar." Blane said.

"Tyrantrum Tyrantrum Tyrantrum."

"I see. Tyrantrum felt bad that he let you down and had to surrender, Davis. Tyrantrum knows how important that badge is to you." Imperialdramon explained. "He wants to get it for you."

"That's great, but it wasn't your fault." Davis said.

"Davis, if Tyrantrum is willing to go through this for you, you need to have the power to believe in it and face this fear." Ash said. "You've never backed down from a challenge before and you shouldn't start now." Davis put some thought into it and he was right.

"Yeah." Davis said.

"There's certainly something to be said about a pokemon that would come and face an opponent by itself all for its trainer." Blane said. "Davis, Magmortar and I will battle you if you are ready."

'I want to, but how do I prevent something like last time from happening.' Davis thought. He looked around until he saw where Tyrantrum was standing. "That's it. Tyrantrum, I want you to use Stone Edge and cover the crater."

"Tyrantrum!" Tyrantrum caused the stones to grow out and blocked the crater to make it safe.

"There. Now I don't have to worry about Tyrantrum falling in." Davis said. "Since there's nothing to worry about, let's battle."

"Tyrantrum!" Tyrantrum went over on the battlefield and was ready.

"Very well. Magmortar versus Tyrantrum. Let's battle, Davis." Blane said as they were both ready to start the battle.

"Tyrantrum start out with Crunch." Davis said and Tyrantrum went to attack again.

"Trying this again? We'll just do what we did last time." Blane said. "Dodge and use Flamethrower." Magmortar did a repeat and got over Tyrantrum.

"Not this time. Hit it with your tail." Davis said. Tyrantrum swung his tail around and hit Magmortar. "Now use Stone Edge." Tyrantrum stomped on the ground and, even though the battlefield shook, Davis wasn't scared as the stones rose out and hit Magmortar.

"Now this is the person I admired so much." Kari said.

"You're right. Davis is acting like himself again." Ash said.

"This is a more thrilling than our last battle. Magmortar use Focus Blast." Blane said.

"Magmortar!" Magmortar powered up the attack and launched it at Tyrantrum.

"I already know how to handle that. Tyrantrum use Crunch on that Focus Blast." Davis said. Tyrantrum bit down on the Focus Blast and stopped the attack.

"My word! I never would have expected something like that to happen." Blane said.

"Tyrantrum use Stone Edge." Davis said. Tyrantrum caused the rocks to rise out and Magmortar got hit.

"Don't give up Magmortar. Use your Fire Blast." Blane said. Magmortar shot out the fire attack and Tyrantrum got hit by it, but he wasn't going to be pushed back by the attack this time.

"We're not going to be pushed around like we were the last time." Davis said. "Push through and use Crunch." Tyrantrum pushed through the flames and bit down on Magmortar's arms and tossed it around.

"Hang in there Magmortar. Get out of there and use Flamethrower." Blane said. Magmortar was able to get out of Tyrantrum's grasp and jumped into the air. Magmortar took aim and launch the flames.

"Tyrantrum use Head Smash." Davis said. Tyrantrum build up power around itself and jumped through the flames. They didn't even slow Tyrantrum down as he drove his head right at Magmortar and sent him flying into the wall. Magmortar fell down and landed on the ground with it being taken out. "We won!"

"Impressive." Blane said as he brought Magmortar back in his pokeball. Tyrantrum went back over to Davis as Tyrantrum snuggled up to Davis. "Davis, you and Tyrantrum are quite the team."

"Thanks, Blane." Davis said.

"Which is why I want to give you this." Blane said as he handed out the Volcano Badge.

"Your badge? We didn't have an official gym battle." Davis said.

"That doesn't matter. A gym is just like any other place you can battle. You beat my strongest pokemon." Blane said. "Also, any pokemon that cares that much for their trainer that they would go through this must mean that trainer truly loves their pokemon. How could I not give you the badge after this?"

"Wow! In that case, I'll take it." Davis said as he accepted the badge. "Yeah! I got the Volcano Badge! Badge number seven!"

"Yeah/Ty!"

"I couldn't have done it without you, Tyrantrum." Davis said.

"Tyrantrum!"

"But next time, don't go off on your own like that." Davis said.

"Davis, Ash, you two have seven badges. Am I correct?" Blane asked.

"Yeah. We just need one more." Ash said.

"Have you thought about what gym you're going to challenge next?" Blane asked.

"Davis, I think we're ready to take on the Viridian Gym in Viridian City." Ash said.

"Awesome, but what kind of gym is that?" Davis said.

"Not really sure. When I challenged it, Team Rocket was in control. Then, a member of the Elite four ran it the last time I saw." Ash said.

"Actually, the official gym leader for the Viridian Gym was decided a long time ago." Blane said. "I have a feeling you two are going to find that gym a real challenge."

"Sweet. That gym leader better watch out for us." Davis said.

With compassion and dedication, Tyrantrum was able to get Davis his seventh badge. With only one more to go, I wonder what kind of gym battle we'll see. We'll have to wait and see as the journey continues.

To be Continued….