Kanto Part 20
After a day's rest in the Pokemon Center, Ash and Alice finally go to the Cinnabar Gym, and they get the key to open the door. But just as they enter inside, they only see a stage and some people who are sitting at the seats.
"What is this place?" Ash asks in confusion until the Gym Guide sees them. "Yo! Champ in the making! This gym is -"
"Here we go! First question!" Just before the Gym Guide can say anything, a man with a bald hair and sunglass as well as a beard rushes towards the, much to their surprise.
"W-wait, Mr. Blaine! It's not your turn yet!" The gym guide says with a sigh.
"Oh, that's right!" Blaine says with a laugh as he runs away. Alice asks, "What is going on here?"
"...Er, the old man you saw there was the Gym Leader, Blaine." The guide says. "He is a Fire-Type Pokemon pro! You did well finding the Secret Key to get in here, so I thinking you are ready to take on this Gym! As you might have guessed, you'll have to take on a quiz at this Gym, as well as battles. Try to have a good time!"
As they step forward, they decide to look around, they see that a lot of people are sitting on the seats talking to each other, as they think that the Gym is actually a show and the Gym challengers are contestants for Blaine's show. Blaine is already standing in front of them and he says, "So what do you say? Ready to start?"
Ash nods and Blaine grabs his hand, "No need to be shy, then. Step right up!"
Then Ash is being pulled onto the stage with the table in front of him, much to their surprise.
As the show starts, he says, "Here we go! This is the Cinnabar Island Gym Pokémon Quiz! Challengers get asked five questions that they have to answer. Get one right, and you get a Blaine doll! Get a question wrong, and you'll have to battle one of my students here. But if you manage to beat them...then don't worry—you still get a Blaine doll! Think you can collect five Blaine dolls?!"
Ash says, "Mr. Blaine, can I have a different rule? Even if I got my answers right, I want to battle your students."
This causes everyone to murmur to themselves, as Blaine asks, "And why is that young boy?"
"I want to train some more so I can become stronger. And since every Gym has their own Gym Trainers, I want this one to be the same, but I don't want to give out the wrong answer on purpose so that I can battle."
Blaine laughs and says, "I like your enthusiasm. I accept your proposal. Here we go! The first question!"
Then the speaker says, "Quiz Time! Which of these is the Spitfire Pokemon?" Ash notices that the choices are Magmar and Growlithe. Ash says, "I know Growlithe is the Puppy Pokemon, so the answer is Magmar!"
"The challenger has given his response! And the final judgment is..." Blaine suddenly jumps in front of the camera and does the victory dance. "You're absolutely correct! Congrats! Congratulations! You've won a Blaine doll!"
In the audience, Alice is sweat dropping and she says, "Wow, Blaine is such a humorous guy..."
"And since you request to battle my students, here he is." Blaine says as a Super Nerd named Erik comes out. "Do you know how hot Pokemon Fire breath can get?"
Then he sends out Charmeleon while Ash sends out Sandslash to battle, with the type advantage, its Earthquake manages to defeat the Pokemon. "Combustion occurs when the oxygen in the air - *mumble, mumble, grumble, grumble*" Before he can finish, the curtains closes as the Ash gets the Blaine Doll.
"All right! Let's move on to the second question!" Blaine says.
"Quiz Time! How many Gym Badges certified by the Pokemon League are there?" Ash smiles and says, "There are 8 Gym badges."
After the answer, the others are cheering for him, then this time a Burglar named Quinn appears. "I used to be a thief, but I went straight." Then he sends out Ninetales, Ash sends out Kingler to battle. With the Crabhammer, it manages to defeat the Pokemon even though it gets confused by the Confusion and damaged with the power of the Sunny Day. "I surrender."
After the burglar is out of his sight due to the curtains, Ash gets the second Blaine doll as Blaine says, "We're not done yet! The second question!"
"Hold on! Mr. Blaine! This is the third question!" One man in the audience says.
"Oh, third question." Blaine says, and Alice says, "Is this man also forgetful as well?"
"Quiz time! A Steel-type move used on a Fire-type Pokemon will be...?" Ash says, "Not very effective because Fire is super effective against Steel."
The answer is correct, and with Ash's request, the one that comes out is a Super Nerd named Derek. "Do you know why Blaine become a trainer?"
Ash says, "I don't know." But the nerd just sends out Magmar, so Ash sends out Onix and with the Rock Tomb to lower its speed, and then the Rock Slide to finish it out. "I heard that when Blaine suffered an accident and got lost in the mountains, a fiery bird Pokemon appeared and saved him by lighting up the path."
"That's good to know." Ash says as the curtains closes again and Ash gets his third Blaine dolls.
"The challenger has assembled three Blaine dolls! On to the fourth question!" Blaine says.
"Quiz Time! True or False! TM28 contains the move Tombstony." Ash almost falls down in surprise and he asks, "What is that? I have never heard of the move before."
"You are correct!" Blaine says, and then the burglar named Dusty appears. He is saying the same thing as Quinn, though he is using Rapidash and Arcanine this time. Ash uses Gyarados and Rhyhorn to defeat the Pokemon in the end.
"It seems our challenger has collected four Blaine dolls! It's time for the last question. Give it your all!" Just then, Blaine is not on the stage as the quiz starts, "Challenger Ash, tell me. Who are you about to battle?"
Ash says, "It's obvious, I am going to battle Blaine, the Gym Leader."
Then he gets the five Blaine Dolls, and much to his surprise, the dolls become rockets as they blast off, as the curtains open revealing Blaine standing there.
"Challenger! You have obtained five Blaine dolls! Which means... it's time for our battle! I'm Blaine, the red-hot Gym Leader here! My fiery Pokémon are all rough and ready with intense heat! They incinerate all challengers! Hah! Hope you brought some Burn Heals!"
Blaine sends out his first Pokemon, which is a Arcanine. Ash sends out Gyarados as his first Pokemon, with the Intimidate, it lowers the Pokemon's attack. Arcanine goes for the Extreme Speed, which hits the Pokemon.
"That sure is a speedy dog." Ash says, "Use Aqua Tail."
Gyarados lands the attack to the Pokemon, as it gets knocked back to the wall. But Arcanine gets back up as it uses Outrage, and Gyarados use the Dragon Rage to stop it. In the end, both Pokemon faint after the Outrage manages to go through and the fact that Gyarados uses Bite at the same time.
Blaine sends out a Ninetales as his next Pokemon, Ash chooses Rhyhorn. Rhyhorn starts off with a Rock Throw, while Ninetales uses Flamethrower to break into pieces and hits Rhyhorn. Thanks to his drought ability, he fires a powerful Solar Beam, Rhyhorn dodges it by using Take Down, and it hits Ninetales. Ninetales then uses Confuse Ray, making Rhyhorn confused and spraying Water Gun everywhere, Ash calls him a lot of times, then it regains it senses and evolves into Rhydon. Blaine is shocked that Rhyhorn evolves, but he just laughs and continues the battle by using Fire Spin, Rhydon uses Horn Attack to defeat him.
Kanto Dex Entry No.112 Rhydon: The Drill Pokemon: Ground and Rock Type. Evolved from Rhyhorn at LV:42. Protected by an armor-like hide, it is capable of living in molten lava of 3,600 degrees.
"You done pretty well, now, Rapidash, you're next." Blaine tosses another Pokeball, Rapidash appears on the field, it knocks out Rhydon with Double Kick and Flame Charge.
"Aerodactyl! I chose you!"
Ash chooses Aerodactyl next, Blaine is amazed to see the fossil Pokemon, he calls Rapidash to use Take down, which is not very effective, Aerodactyl uses Rock Slide to hurt Rapidash, due to the drought, he also fires a Solar Beam and gives serious damage to Aerodactyl. Aerodactyl uses Stone Edge and Aerial Ace to give serious damage, Rapidash uses Smart Strike to hit it, but it is ended when Aerodactyl grabs him and knocks out with a Crunch.
"Here is my final Pokemon, Magmar!" Blaine calls out his fourth Pokemon.
Magmar manages to get Aerodactyl confused, and then it lands the Thunder Punch, knocking the Pokemon out. Ash sends out Charizard as his final Pokemon.
As the battle begins, both sides trade Flamethrowers, and Magmar counters with a Fire Blast, which Charizard digs in and manages to deflect. Magmar then proceeds to hit Charizard square in the gut with a Skull Bash, pushing Charizard into a pillar. Charizard begins to fall towards the lava. Charizard recovers, and locks up with Magmar. Magmar then uses Charizard's own momentum against it by flipping it over, and pushing the two into the lava. However, once the two emerge from the lava, Charizard is now the one with the upper hand, having used his flight ability to create an aerial Submission and finishes off Magmar with Seismic Toss.
"You did great, Charizard!" Ash congratulates him, only to be burned by his flamethrower. "And your Flamethrower is strong as well..."
Blaine laughs and says, "I have burned down to nothing! Not even ashes remain!"
Ash sweats drop at Blaine's dramatic defeat, as he also tells a joke about his name. Ash sighs and Blaine regains his senses and takes out the badge. "Now I have a riddle, what is red, but it is not hot? It is the Volcano Badge! You have earned a Volcano Badge!"
Ash feels a little cold after that joke, and he accepts the badge. After getting the badge, Blaine laughs, "You sure are an interesting Pokemon trainer, Ash. I am sure you can defeat the final leader without any problem."
Ash nods as he bids Blaine farewell as he goes with Alice. Alice says, "So you have only one Gym to go."
"Yeah, and it is going to be the Viridian City Gym." Ash says as they go heal up their Pokemon in the Pokemon Center.
Here is a new chapter, and this marks the battle of the Cinnabar Gym. I decide to use the Let's Go Pikachu and Eevee version of the Gym to this battle, and I think it suits well in this Gym. Now Ash has seven badges, the only one left is going to be the Viridian Gym, which is going to be in the next chapter, I hope you like this chapter.
Ash's Pokemon: Charizard, Butterfree, Pidgeot, Pikachu, Raichu, Sandslash, Nidoking, Clefable, Ninetales, Golbat, Vileplume, Venomoth, Golduck, Primeape, Poliwrath, Machamp, Tentacruel, Slowbro, Magneton, Dodrio, Muk, Cloyster, Gengar, Onix, Kingler, Hitmonlee, Lickitung, Rhydon, Seaking, Scyther, Electabuzz, Tauros, Gyarados, Lapras, Ditto, Jolteon, Flareon, Porygon, Aerodactyl, Snorlax, Dragonair
Alice's Pokemon: Venusaur, Blastoise, Beedrill, Raticate, Fearow, Arbok, Nidoqueen, Wigglytuff, Parasect, Dugtrio, Persian, Arcanine, Alakazam, Victreebel, Golem, Rapidash, Farfetch'd, Dewgong, Hypno, Electrode, Exeggutor, Marowak, Hitmonchan, Weezing, Chansey, Kangaskhan, Seadra, Starmie, Mr. Mime, Jynx, Magmar, Pinsir, Eevee, Vaporeon, Omastar, Kabutops
