Chapter 12: The Battle Is On!
"WAKE UP SLEEPY HEA-"
This time I was ready. I whapped Allie with my pillow, which sent her flying backward, much to my delight. Unfortunately, she failed to catch herself, and ended up slamming into Brock who was still sound asleep. He woke up rather rudely, and quickly, and hit his head on the bottom of Ash's bunk. This in turn made Ash jump, and he lost his balance and landed on he floor of the room. Pikachu managed to stay in the bunk, and looked down anxiously at his trainer. When Ash moved, Pikachu's worries were proven wrong, and now he sighed at his less then graceful friend. Through all this, I managed to wake up. After making sure everyone was all right, I got dressed and went out to breakfast. Misty looked up as I walked into the dining hall. "What was all that noise, Nicole?" I giggled. "That, Misty, was Allie's failed attempt to wake me up. It kind of backfired on her." I filled her in on the whole thing, and was just finishing up as Allie joined us. She thought it was funny, but Ash and Brock were still sore when they managed to drag themselves out. We all agreed that the "rude awakenings" had to stop. Allie was the one who suggested it, believe it or not. "So," Ash started, "today you have your gym match." I nodded. "Yup, and if what Paul told me is true, I know what I'm going to do." Brock asked, "Well?" I put down my fork. "Paul said Jori has a Spearow, a Delibird, and a Noctowl. So, I'm going to put Sprout against the Spearow, Kanna against the Delibird, and Spike against the Noctowl." Everyone nodded, but Ash seemed puzzled. "Why are you pitting Sprout against the Spearow?" "Well, Paul said they were about the same level, so there's no problems there, and besides, I'm not going to make Sprout fight that Delibird! Not only will Fly one hit KO him, but with Ice Beam on it there's no way Sprout could handle it. Kanna, however, can attack the Ice part of Delibird, and hopefully make it obsolete." Misty spoke up. "You better hurry, Nicole, because Jori said he was leaving around two in the afternoon. It's almost eleven o'clock now!"
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We arrived at the Violet City Gym around noon, and the receptionist said Jori was waiting at the battlefield on the top of the gym. I took the time in the elevator to brief my Pokemon on the plan for the battle. They all agreed. At the top, I came out onto the now familiar battlefield. Jori was grooming the Hoothoot of a young kid, about ten years old, who I assumed was a trainer under Falkner's guidance. Jori looked up as we stepped out of the elevator, said something to the kid, and shooed him away. "So, you finally made it, huh? Good, I was starting to worry I would have to leave before you showed up!" "I'm ready when you are, Jori, and I want that badge! Shall we get started?" Jori smiled. "Sure, when ever you want!"
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Jori started with his Spearow, so I sent out Sprout. The Spearow didn't seem to be much over level 15, so I wasn't too worried. Sprout had gone up a level in our fight against Paul, so I wasn't worried about a level disadvantage. They seemed to both be the same level. The ref at the side of the field checked that we were ready. "Both trainers are ready! Begin!" Ok, Sprout, lead off with a Leech Seed!" "Dodge it, Spearow, quick!" The Spearow dodged, so I had Sprout send out another barrage of Leech Seeds, which the Spearow dodged again. "Great job, Spearow, now use your Fury Attack!" "Dodge it, Sprout!" Sprout tried his best dodging, but the Spearow was just too fast. I knew that we had to go on the offence, so. "Sprout, Leech Seed!" That caught Spearow and trainer by surprise. The Spearow tried to dodge, but Sprout got it at point blank range. It didn't have a chance. "Good job! Finish it! Vine Whip!" Sprout let out a massive Vine Whip, and between the Leach Seed's effects and the Vine Whip's power, the Spearow gave up. "Bulbasaur is the winner!" the ref declared. "Good job, Spearow! Return," Jori recalled his Spearow. "That means it's Delibird's turn!" Delibird materialized as Kanna stepped up. She looked ready. I had a feeling she wasn't going to let a little Bulbasaur show her up. "Well, well! The little trainer does know about type advantages! Good matching." I gave Jori a dark look. "Considering my dad placed third at the Indigo Plateau, I had better have picked that much up from him! If I didn't know my types, both he and Professor Elm would disown me!" "Professor Elm, huh? Well, dropping big names like that won't win a fight! Let's get started and see who's better!" "Go Kanna! Bite!" "Quick Attack, Delibird! Delibird managed to get the Quick Attack off, but Kanna also managed to recover in time to get a death grip on Delibird's tail. "Ack! Get it off you, Delibird! Fly!" The Delibird took off, Kanna still firmly attached to it's tail. Try as it might, Delibird couldn't shake my Kanna. "Great job! Jump." They were getting closer to the ground as Delibird tried desperately to shake Kanna off. They were only ten feet from the ground now. five feet. "Now!" Kanna let go and landed on her feet facing me. Delibird shot up, suddenly free of its burden. Kanna turned to face it as it came down towards her, trying to complete its Fly attack. "Bubblebeam!" Kanna let loose a Bubblebeam, which caught the Delibird square in the face. It fell, defeated. "Yes!" Kanna leapt into my arms, and together we celebrated. Jori chuckled. "Well, cute though it is, it is tough. What did you say it was?" "Well, I didn't say, but she's a Kanaun. The only one we know about." Jori nodded. "She's a good fighter. However, this battle isn't over yet!" Jori brought out his last Pokemon's Pokeball. "Shall we?" I grinned. "Yes, let's." "Go, Noctowl!" "You're turn, Spike!" Noctowl appeared and Spike ran onto the battlefield. "Using a Pikachu, eh? That's not playing fair!" "Well, I've use up all my other Pokemon, so." "Oh, I'm not saying it's not allowed, I'm just saying it's not fair!" I grinned as our Pokemon sized each other up. The Noctowl was about level 20, and Spike was around 18 or 19, so it was a fairly fair fight. Except for the electricity. "Ok, let's go! Spike, Quick Attack!" "Counter a Quick Attack of your own!" They came together quick, and with their attacks combined neither one faired well. Spike managed to land on is feet, though, so I wasn't too worried. "Ok, Thundershock!" "Dodge it, quick!" Noctowl went into evasive maneuvers, but Spike was attacking with all of his concentration. Spike has longer ears then most Pikachu's, so he can hear better, I think. He aimed his Thundershock attack right at Noctowl, and KO'd it with one hit. "WE WON!" I shouted, along with the calls of my Pokemon. Ash, Misty, Brock and Allie ran over to congratulate me. Jori was shocked. I guess his Noctowl was good, and that Delibird had a few surprises. He recalled his Noctowl, then came over. "Well, you did it. I don't know how, but you did it. Good job! Here, on behalf of Falkner and the Violet City Gym, here's your Zephyr Badge!" I held it up in the sunlight. "Yes! My first badge! I'm on my way, guys!" "Kanaun!" Kanna put in from the top of my head. That seemed to be her favorite place anymore.
That's it for now. I may work on a new chapter, I may not. R&R, of course, and tell me what u think. Thanks!
"WAKE UP SLEEPY HEA-"
This time I was ready. I whapped Allie with my pillow, which sent her flying backward, much to my delight. Unfortunately, she failed to catch herself, and ended up slamming into Brock who was still sound asleep. He woke up rather rudely, and quickly, and hit his head on the bottom of Ash's bunk. This in turn made Ash jump, and he lost his balance and landed on he floor of the room. Pikachu managed to stay in the bunk, and looked down anxiously at his trainer. When Ash moved, Pikachu's worries were proven wrong, and now he sighed at his less then graceful friend. Through all this, I managed to wake up. After making sure everyone was all right, I got dressed and went out to breakfast. Misty looked up as I walked into the dining hall. "What was all that noise, Nicole?" I giggled. "That, Misty, was Allie's failed attempt to wake me up. It kind of backfired on her." I filled her in on the whole thing, and was just finishing up as Allie joined us. She thought it was funny, but Ash and Brock were still sore when they managed to drag themselves out. We all agreed that the "rude awakenings" had to stop. Allie was the one who suggested it, believe it or not. "So," Ash started, "today you have your gym match." I nodded. "Yup, and if what Paul told me is true, I know what I'm going to do." Brock asked, "Well?" I put down my fork. "Paul said Jori has a Spearow, a Delibird, and a Noctowl. So, I'm going to put Sprout against the Spearow, Kanna against the Delibird, and Spike against the Noctowl." Everyone nodded, but Ash seemed puzzled. "Why are you pitting Sprout against the Spearow?" "Well, Paul said they were about the same level, so there's no problems there, and besides, I'm not going to make Sprout fight that Delibird! Not only will Fly one hit KO him, but with Ice Beam on it there's no way Sprout could handle it. Kanna, however, can attack the Ice part of Delibird, and hopefully make it obsolete." Misty spoke up. "You better hurry, Nicole, because Jori said he was leaving around two in the afternoon. It's almost eleven o'clock now!"
~*~*~*~*~
We arrived at the Violet City Gym around noon, and the receptionist said Jori was waiting at the battlefield on the top of the gym. I took the time in the elevator to brief my Pokemon on the plan for the battle. They all agreed. At the top, I came out onto the now familiar battlefield. Jori was grooming the Hoothoot of a young kid, about ten years old, who I assumed was a trainer under Falkner's guidance. Jori looked up as we stepped out of the elevator, said something to the kid, and shooed him away. "So, you finally made it, huh? Good, I was starting to worry I would have to leave before you showed up!" "I'm ready when you are, Jori, and I want that badge! Shall we get started?" Jori smiled. "Sure, when ever you want!"
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Jori started with his Spearow, so I sent out Sprout. The Spearow didn't seem to be much over level 15, so I wasn't too worried. Sprout had gone up a level in our fight against Paul, so I wasn't worried about a level disadvantage. They seemed to both be the same level. The ref at the side of the field checked that we were ready. "Both trainers are ready! Begin!" Ok, Sprout, lead off with a Leech Seed!" "Dodge it, Spearow, quick!" The Spearow dodged, so I had Sprout send out another barrage of Leech Seeds, which the Spearow dodged again. "Great job, Spearow, now use your Fury Attack!" "Dodge it, Sprout!" Sprout tried his best dodging, but the Spearow was just too fast. I knew that we had to go on the offence, so. "Sprout, Leech Seed!" That caught Spearow and trainer by surprise. The Spearow tried to dodge, but Sprout got it at point blank range. It didn't have a chance. "Good job! Finish it! Vine Whip!" Sprout let out a massive Vine Whip, and between the Leach Seed's effects and the Vine Whip's power, the Spearow gave up. "Bulbasaur is the winner!" the ref declared. "Good job, Spearow! Return," Jori recalled his Spearow. "That means it's Delibird's turn!" Delibird materialized as Kanna stepped up. She looked ready. I had a feeling she wasn't going to let a little Bulbasaur show her up. "Well, well! The little trainer does know about type advantages! Good matching." I gave Jori a dark look. "Considering my dad placed third at the Indigo Plateau, I had better have picked that much up from him! If I didn't know my types, both he and Professor Elm would disown me!" "Professor Elm, huh? Well, dropping big names like that won't win a fight! Let's get started and see who's better!" "Go Kanna! Bite!" "Quick Attack, Delibird! Delibird managed to get the Quick Attack off, but Kanna also managed to recover in time to get a death grip on Delibird's tail. "Ack! Get it off you, Delibird! Fly!" The Delibird took off, Kanna still firmly attached to it's tail. Try as it might, Delibird couldn't shake my Kanna. "Great job! Jump." They were getting closer to the ground as Delibird tried desperately to shake Kanna off. They were only ten feet from the ground now. five feet. "Now!" Kanna let go and landed on her feet facing me. Delibird shot up, suddenly free of its burden. Kanna turned to face it as it came down towards her, trying to complete its Fly attack. "Bubblebeam!" Kanna let loose a Bubblebeam, which caught the Delibird square in the face. It fell, defeated. "Yes!" Kanna leapt into my arms, and together we celebrated. Jori chuckled. "Well, cute though it is, it is tough. What did you say it was?" "Well, I didn't say, but she's a Kanaun. The only one we know about." Jori nodded. "She's a good fighter. However, this battle isn't over yet!" Jori brought out his last Pokemon's Pokeball. "Shall we?" I grinned. "Yes, let's." "Go, Noctowl!" "You're turn, Spike!" Noctowl appeared and Spike ran onto the battlefield. "Using a Pikachu, eh? That's not playing fair!" "Well, I've use up all my other Pokemon, so." "Oh, I'm not saying it's not allowed, I'm just saying it's not fair!" I grinned as our Pokemon sized each other up. The Noctowl was about level 20, and Spike was around 18 or 19, so it was a fairly fair fight. Except for the electricity. "Ok, let's go! Spike, Quick Attack!" "Counter a Quick Attack of your own!" They came together quick, and with their attacks combined neither one faired well. Spike managed to land on is feet, though, so I wasn't too worried. "Ok, Thundershock!" "Dodge it, quick!" Noctowl went into evasive maneuvers, but Spike was attacking with all of his concentration. Spike has longer ears then most Pikachu's, so he can hear better, I think. He aimed his Thundershock attack right at Noctowl, and KO'd it with one hit. "WE WON!" I shouted, along with the calls of my Pokemon. Ash, Misty, Brock and Allie ran over to congratulate me. Jori was shocked. I guess his Noctowl was good, and that Delibird had a few surprises. He recalled his Noctowl, then came over. "Well, you did it. I don't know how, but you did it. Good job! Here, on behalf of Falkner and the Violet City Gym, here's your Zephyr Badge!" I held it up in the sunlight. "Yes! My first badge! I'm on my way, guys!" "Kanaun!" Kanna put in from the top of my head. That seemed to be her favorite place anymore.
That's it for now. I may work on a new chapter, I may not. R&R, of course, and tell me what u think. Thanks!