Cinnabar Island

The gang had gotten back to the Cinnabar Gym from the Pokémon Mansion. When they entered the Gym, it was dark. But then the lights flashed on & the place looked like a game show with an audience cheering & cameras filming. Then a man with a white mustache wearing round sunglasses, a red long sleeve button-up shirt with a white vest over it, light brown khakis, black shoes, & a white fedora with a red ribbon appeared on stage.

"Hello ladies & gentleman, welcome to the Cinnabar Island Gym Pokémon Quiz. I'm your host, Blaine, & here we have a new challenger." The man named Blaine said "Challenger, state your name."

"I'm Ash Ketchum." Ash said

"Alright, Ash Ketchum, you'll be asked five questions. Get one right, & you get a Blaine doll." Blaine said as Ash went on stage. "Now, first question: Which of these Pokémon is called the Spitfire Pokémon? Magmar or Growlithe?"

"I know it's not Growlithe, cause Growlithe is called the Puppy Pokémon" Ash thought before saying "I'm going with Magmar."

"Correct!" Blaine said as the first Blaine doll appeared "Second question: How many Gym Badges does a Trainer have to have to get into the Pokémon League?"

"8" Ash said

"Correct!" Blaine said as the second Blaine doll appeared "Third question: Are Electric Type moves effective against Ground Types? True or False?"

"False." Ash said

"Correct again!" Blaine said as the third Blaine doll appeared "Fourth question: A TM28 contains the move Tombstony. True or False?"

"Uh…False." Ash sweatdropped

"Correct once again!" Blaine said as the fourth Blaine doll appeared "Now, Final question: Who are you about to battle?"

"You?" Ash said

"That's right!" Blaine said as the fifth Blaine doll appeared & a battlefield appeared on stage

Ash & Blaine went into battle position

"The battle between the Cinnabar Gym Leader & Ash of Pallet Town is about to begin. This will be a 4 on 4 battle & it will be over when either side's Pokémon are unable to battle. Only the challenger can substitute Pokémon." Derek announced

"Go Ninetales!" Blaine said as he sent out a golden white fox-like Pokémon with nine tails

"Ninetales." The Pokémon said as Ash pulled out his Rotom Phone

Ninetales, the Fox Pokémon, a Fire Type, & the evolved form of Vulpix. Ninetales is capable of bending fire to its will. It can live for a thousand years & was created when nine saints merged into a single being, according to legend.

"Vaporeon, I choose you!" Ash said as he sent out his Vaporeon

"Vaporeon." Vaporeon said

"It's Vaporeon's time to shine." Serena said

"Yeah, Ash already used Jolteon & Flareon at the last Gym & since this is a Fire Type Gym, it's the perfect opportunity for Ash to use Vaporeon." Brock said

"Battle Begin!" Derek said

ASH VS BLAINE

"Vaporeon, use Muddy Water" Ash said.

"Poooooor!" Vaporeon said as she summoned a wave of brown water at Ninetales

"Ninetales, use Dig." Blaine said as Ninetales dug underground to dodge the attack, then came out & tackled Vaporeon

"Now, Will-O-Wisp."

Ninetales fired a pink, light blue, & dark blue fireball from its mouth.

"Aqua Ring." Ash said.

"Vaporeooon!" Vaporeon said as multiple rings of water surrounded her body & protected herself from the attack

"Good thing I learned that technique from Leaf" Ash thought before saying "Use Hydro Pump."

Vaporeon fired a powerful blast of water from her mouth

"Use Energy Ball" Blaine said. Ninetales fired orb of light green energy from its mouth & both Pokémon got hit by each other's attacks

"Last Resort" Ash said. Vaporeon became surrounded by golden aura which formed into a massive star, then she fired it & hit Ninetales which caused it to faint.

"Ninetales is unable to battle, Vaporeon wins." Derek declared

"Ninetales return." Blaine said as he returned Ninetales "Go Arcanine!"

Blaine sent out a big Growlithe-like Pokémon

"Arc!" The Pokémon barked as Ash pulled out his Rotom Phone

Arcanine, the Legendary Pokémon, a Fire Type, & the evolved form of Growlithe. Beautiful & majestic, Arcanine uses the flame that burns within it as fuel to run amazing distances. Ancient Eatern folklore speaks of this powerful Pokémon.

"Vaporeon, use Hydro Pump" Ash said as Vaporeon fired Hydro Pump

"Use Agility." Blaine said as Arcanine dodged the attack & ran around Vaporeon at fast speed

"Now, Thunder Fang."

Arcanine's teeth glowed yellow, created yellow teeth-like aura with sparks of electricity & bites down Vaporeon.

"Now, Fire Blast."

Arcanine fired a 大-shaped blast of yellow-orange fire from its mouth & hit Vaporeon which caused her to faint.

"Vaporeon is unable to battle, Arcanine wins." Derek declared

"Vaporeon return." Ash said as he returned Vaporeon "Omastar, I choose you!"

Ash sent out his Omastar

"Omastar." Omastar said

"Ash is using Omastar." Serena said excitedly

"Mm-hm, very smart choice since Omastar is both a Rock & Water Type." Brock said

"Omastar, use Shell Smash." Ash said. Omastar glowed white, the energy then cracks and breaks off of his body, causing him to glow red.

"Use Thunder Fang." Blaine said as Arcanine charged with Thunder Fang

"Iron Defense." Ash said. Omastar goes into his shell, turns a shiny metallic color, & gets hit

"Now, use Rollout."

Omastar glowed & rolled into Arcanine repeatedly

"Arcanine, Extreme Speed." Blaine said. Arcanine becomes surrounded in a green aura & tackled Omastar which sent him flying & land on Arcanine's back

"Omastar use Tickle." Ash said as Omastar tickled Arcanine with his tentacles

"Arc! Arc! Arc! Arc!" Arcanine laughed

"Now, Muddy Water." Ash said

"Omastaaaar!" Omastar yellled as he summoned a wave of brown water & hit Arcanine which caused it to faint

"Arcanine is unable to battle, Omastar wins." Derek said

"Arcanine return." Blaine said as he returned Arcanine "Go Rapidash!"

Blaine sent out Rapidash

"Daaaaash!" Rapidash whinnied

"Rapidash, use Sunny Day." Blaine said.

"Daaaaash!" Rapidash whinnied as it released a bright flash of light from its body & summoned a bright sun

"Omastar, Hydro Pump." Ash said. Omastar fired a powerful blast of water from his mouth

"Rapidash, Solar Beam." Blaine said. Rapidash's flames glow faint yellow & fires a yellow beam of energy which dissipated the Hydro Pump, hit Omastar & caused him to faint

"Omastar is unable to battle, Rapidash wins." Derek declared

"Sunny Day not only strengthens Fire Type moves, it can have a Pokémon Fire Solar Beam without charging." Brock said

"Omastar return" Ash said as he returned Omastar "Kabutops, I choose you!"

Ash sent out his Kabutops

"Kabutops!" Kabutops said

"Now, it's Kabutops." Serena said

"Ash better be careful, Sunny Day also weakens Water Types moves." Brock said "So until Sunny Day is gone, Ash will have to stick with Rock, Ground, or other Type moves."

"Use Agility." Blaine said as Rapidash ran towards Kabutops as fast speed

"Use Metal Sound." Ash said. Kabutops put his scythe-like hands together creating white sound waves which caused Rapidash to stop & wince

"Now, use Stone Edge."

Kabutop stomps on the ground causing light blue rock pillars to appear out of the ground, & hit Rapidash

"Use Flamethrower." Blaine said as Rapidash shot fire from its mouth & hit Kabutops

"Use Night Slash." Ash said. Kabutops' scythe-like hands glowed purple & slashed Rapidash

"Use Solar Beam." Blaine said. Rapidash prepared Solar Beam, but the Sunny Day faded

"Now's our chance, Kabutops use Liquidation." Ash said. Kabutops' scythe-like hands become covered in water & hits Rapidash which caused it to faint

"Rapidash is unable to battle, Kabutops wins." Derek declared

"Rapidash return." Blaine said as he returned Rapidash. "Go Magmar!"

Blaine sent out a red & yellow bipedal Pokémon

"Magmar." The Pokémon said as Ash pulled out his Rotom Phone

Magmar, the Spitfire Pokémon, a Fire Type. In battle, Magmar blows out intensely hot flames from all over its body to intimidate its opponent. This Pokémon's fiery bursts create heat waves that ignite grass and trees in its surroundings.

"Kabutops, use Mud Shot." Ash said as Kabutops mouth glowed & fired multiple balls of mud from it.

"Fight it with Flamethrower." Blaine said as Magmar shot fire from its mouth which collided with Mud Shot

"Now, use Confuse Ray." Blaine said. Magmar's fired a golden orb of energy from its hands & hit Kabutops which caused it to become confused

"Kabutops, no!" Ash cried

"Finish it with Dynamic Punch." Blaine said. Magmar's fist glowed red & punched Kabutops which caused him to faint

"Kabutops is unable to battle, Magmar wins." Derek declared

"Kabutops return." Ash said as he returned Kabutops. "Wartortle, I choose you!"

Ash sent out his Wartortle

"Wartortle." Wartortle said

"This is Wartortle's first gym battle, I hope he wins this." Serena said hopefully

"Me too, that Magmar looks very strong." Brock said

"Magmar, use Confuse Ray again." Blaine said as Magmar fired Confuse Ray

"Wartortle, use Protect." Ash said. Wartortle summoned a turquoise force field & protected himself

"Now, use Bubble Beam." Ash said. Wartortle fired a beam of blue bubbles & hit Magmar

"Use Fire Spin." Blaine said. Magmar sent a stream of fire with a flick of its tail & Wartortle got trapped in a fiery tornado

"Wartortle, use Water Spin." Ash said. Wartortle went into his shell & spun, then he release streams of water out of the shell's openings which doused the fiery tornado.

"That must be one of the combo moves, Ash came up with." Serena said

"Yeah, & it's a combination of Water Gun & Rapid Spin." Brock said

"Use Skull Bash." Ash said. Wartortle became surrounded by silver aura & charged at Magmar with his head.

"Use Smokescreen." Blaine said. Magmar released black smoke from his mouth which covered the battlefield & Magmar avoided the attack

"Now, Thunder Punch."

Magmar's fist become surrounded by yellow electricity & punched Wartortle which caused him to become paralyzed

"Oh no!" Ash gasped

"Magmar, use Sunny Day." Blaine said

"Magmar." Magmar said as it released a bright flash of light from its body & summoned a bright sun.

"Now, Fire Blast." Blaine said. Magmar fired a 大-shaped blast of yellow-orange fire from its mouth & hit Wartortle

"Wartortle!" Ash cried

"War…tortle." Wartortle groaned as he slowly got up

"Come on, get up." Ash encouraged

"TORTLE!" Wartortle yelled as he glowed bluish white & evolved into a big turtle-like Pokémon with two cannons reside at the top of his shell over his shoulders

"Blast." He said

"Blastoise." Ash smiled as he pulled out his Rotom Phone

Blastoise, the Shellfish Pokémon, a Water Type, & the evolved form of Wartortle. From the spouts on its shell, Blastoise can fire water bullets with amazing accuracy. It can hit a target more than 160 feet away.

Ability: Torrent

Hidden Ability: Rain Dish

Learned Moves: Flash Cannon, Rain Dance, & Hydro Pump

"Alright, ready to finish this, Blastoise?" Ash said

"Blast." Blastoise nodded

"Then, use Rain Dance."

"Blaaaaast!" Blastoise yelled as he summoned dark clouds & heavy rain which weakened Magmar

"Mag…mar" Magmar said weakly as he fell on its knees

"Now, use Hydro Pump." Ash said. Blastoise fired powerful blasts of water from his cannons & hit Magmar which caused it to faint as the the Rain Dance faded

"Magmar is unable to battle, Blastoise wins. So the victory goes to Ash from Pallet Town." Derek said as the audience cheered

"You did it, Blastoise!" Ash said happily as he hugged Blastoise

"Blast." Blastoise smiled

"Awesome, Ash won." Serena said happily

"Yeah, thanks to Rain Dance, Blastoise's Water Type moves were given a boost." Brock smiled

"Congratulations, Ash." Blaine said "What's small, red, & has no words?"

"Is it your Gym Badge?" Ash said

"That's right, I present you the Volcano Badge." Blaine said as he gave Ash a flame-shaped badge with a small pink diamond in the center.

"I just got the Volcano Badge!" Ash cheered

"Pika!/That's right!/ Vaporeon!/Omastar!/Kabutops!/Blast!" The Pokémon cheered

"Also, what's round, has a hole in the center, & has the moves." Blaine asked

"A TM?" Ash said

"Correct." Blaine said as he gave him a Fire Type TM "It's a TM38 containing the move Fire Blast."

After everyone was gone, the gang went to Blaine's dressing room.

"Blaine?" Ash called out as he knocked on the door

"One second." Blaine said as he opened the door "Oh hey kids, what's going on? You want my autograph or something?"

"No, we wanna talk to you about something." Ash said

Blaine ushered the gang in & sat down

"Now, what seems to be the problem?" Blaine asked

"Well, while we were at the Pokémon Mansion, we read this." Ash said as he pulled out Mr. Fuji's journal

"Hm, then you know about Dr. Fuji & Mewtwo." Blaine said

"Not only did we read about Dr. Fuji, we also met him in Lavender Town" Serena said

"I see." Blaine said

"Blaine, how much do you know about Mr. Fuji?" Brock asked

"Well, we are good friends & we used to do Pokémon research together." Blaine replied "He used to have a daughter named Amber, who is my goddaughter. But sadly she died of an illness, Fuji tried to bring her back by cloning her but he failed."

"That must've hard for Mr & Mrs. Fuji when they lost their daughter." Ash said with sympathy

"It was." Blaine said

"Blaine, why did Mr. Fuji created Mewtwo?" Ash asked

"Our dream was to create the world's most powerful Pokémon, more powerful than Mew." Blaine said

"But what were you planning to do with Mewtwo?" Ash asked

"I don't know, but I believe you should ask Mr. Fuji that question." Blaine said

"What was your relationship with Mewtwo?" Serena said

"Heh heh heh." Blaine chuckled in nostalgia "Back then, He would laugh every time I tell him my riddles. His smile & laughter filled me with joy just like Amber when she was alive."

"So, you were like his uncle figure?" Brock asked

"Technically yes." Blaine said "You kids seem to be very interested in Mewtwo."

"Well, it's not that?" Ash said

"Hm? What do you mean?" Blaine asked curiously

"Before we learned about Mewtwo's past, we actually met him in person." Ash said

"You met Mewtwo?" Blaine said shockingly "How?"

The gang told Blaine everything when they met Mewtwo, Ash showed his memories of Mewtwo to Blaine by using his psychic powers, they even told him about Mewtwo joining Team Rocket & Mewtwo believing that Team Rocket killed Mr & Mrs. Fuji

"So that's what happened?" Blaine said

"Yes, Mewtwo told us not to tell anyone about our encounter with him, but since you had a good relationship with him, we thought it wouldn't hurt to tell you" Serena said

"I see." Blaine said before sighing "I knew we should've told him the truth."

"Blaine, do you want the journal back?" Ash asked

"No, keep it." Blaine said as he stood up

"What? But what're we supposed to do with it?" Brock said

"Well, here's what you need to do." Blaine said "At the day of the Indigo League Tournament, I'm going to invite over Mr & Mrs. Fuji, so you can tell them exactly what you told me."

"Ok, thank you, Blaine." Ash said

After the gang left

"At least we got some information about that." Brock said

"Yeah, but other than that, Ash got his 7th Gym Badge." Serena said

"That's right, which means I only have one badge to go to get into the Indigo League." Ash said "& there's one final Gym I'm going to challenge & that's the Viridian City Gym."

So with a new badge & some answers received about Mr. Fuji & Mewtwo, the journey continues


_Ash_

Pikachu(x2)(M)

Meowth(M)

Raticate(M)

Pidgeotto(F)

Fearow(M)

Butterfree(M)

Beedrill(M)

Nidoking(M)

Nidoqueen(F)

Sandslash(M)

Clefairy(F)

Ivysaur(M)

Charizard(M)

Blastoise(M)

Krabby(M)

Gyarados(M)

Horsea(M)

Primeape(M)

Hitmonlee(M)

Hitmonchan(M)

Haunter(M)

Marowak(M)

Flareon(F)

Jolteon(M)

Vaporeon(F)

Golduck(M)

Vulpix(F)

Muk(M)

Magnemite

Kangaskhan(F)

Tauros(M)

Scyther(M)

Pinsir(M)

Paras(M)

Venonat(F)

Doduo(M)

Rhyhorn(M)

Exeggcute(M)

Ponyta(M)

Jigglypuff(F)

Omastar(M)

Kabutops(M)

Aerodactyl(M)

Growlithe(M)


_Serena_

Eevee(F)

Pidgeotto(M)

Nidorina(F)

Paras(M)

Gloom(F)

Horsea(F)

Butterfree(F)

Jolteon(M)

Gastly(F)

Vulpix(F)

Nidorino(M)

Chansey(F)

Rhyhorn(M)

Venonat(F)

Staryu

Seel(M)

Shellder(F)

Goldeen(F)

Cubone(F)

Tangela(F)

Togepi(F)

Lickitung(M)


_Brock_

Onix(x2)(M & F)

Geodude(x2)(M)

Zubat(M)

Staryu

Squirtle(M)

Gengar(M)

Vulpix(F)

Diglett(M)

Tauros(M)

Rhyhorn(x2)(M & F)

Rhydon(M)

Graveler(M)

Cubone(M)

Chansey(F)

Weepinbell(M)

Paras(M)

Aerodactyl(M)

Chapters until the Indigo League: 8

Stay tuned for another chapter, Morpho Out