¤~A Thousand Miles~¤
by Scrat with a G
Chapter Two
"Go! GOLDEEN!" Brad cried.
"Go get, 'em, Pikachu!"
"Pika!" cried Pikachu as he darted forward.
"Goldeen, Water Gun!"
"Pikachu, Thundershock!"
"CHUUUUUUU!"
Golden flopped to the ground, unconscious.
"Oh no!" Brad squeaked. "Geodude, go!"
"Come on back, Pikachu!" Ash cried. "Go, Squirtle!"
A red light issued from within the Pokéball Ash was holding and a Squirtle materialized before him.
"Geodude, Tackle!"
"Quick, Squirtle, use Hydro Pump!"
"Squirtle!" Before Geodude could do a thing, a great volume of water pumped from Squirtle's mouth, knocking the Pokémon unconscious.
"Darn!" Brad cried. "That was my last Pokémon!"
"Good game," Ash said, turning his hat back around. "Squirtle, return."
Having finished his last battle, Ash trooped up to the bleachers where Riley was sitting. He was pleased to see that only Brock had finished before him.
"What's your full name?" asked a lovestruck Brock.
"Riley Kaji," she replied absentmindedly as she scribbled something on a notepad.
"Riley Kaji," Brock repeated. "That's so beautiful… Just like her!"
Ash rolled his eyes.
"That girl down there with the red hair has a very nice battle style," Riley commented. "Very… energetic."
"Yeah," Ash agreed, watching Misty. "She can be feisty!" He laughed. Riley chuckled softly. Ash watched Misty beat Psyduck over the head repeatedly as he tried to remember where he'd seen Riley before. He definitely recognized her bright red hair. I mean, who wouldn't? It was the same color as the hearts pounding out of Brock's eyes at the moment. But where had he seen her? Maybe he'd spotted her at a Pokémon Center along the way? Or maybe she was at Erika's Gym when it burnt down? Or perhaps he had never seen her before, and she was only a figment of his imagination? In any case, Brock was still babbling on about Riley's "immense beauty," etc., etc. Riley didn't seem to notice.
One by one, the battles eventually ended. Once everyone had finished, Riley grouped everyone together into cabins according to gender and age.
"Now, I have to go do some paperwork to make this all pretty and legal," she announced. "You all make yourselves comfortable until dinner. And yes, I have food for your Pokémon." She turned to hop off the bleachers. "And remember – no battling without my supervision."
Several people groaned.
"Ta-ta!" She grinned and dashed off.
"No battling without supervision?" Ash whined.
"She's trying to keep you from hurting yourself," Misty teased. He scowled.
She's so cute when she torments me… He paused. Did I just think that?
"Her birthday's in April!" Brock announced. Ash sweatdropped. Misty grabbed Brock by the back of his shirt and dragged him off.
"Come on, Romeo…"
(a/n: Look, Ara! I found the chapter! Guess where it was? In the notebook that I had written it in! ^_^;; Anyway… please review, because I love reviews! And if you have some extra time on your hands, please please PLEASE review my All My Children fics. I would worship you forever if you did. It's a soap opera, so there's only like 40 fics in that section, and thus, no one ever reads anything. Please? Also, I'm taking one of Ara's ideas and I think I might write bloopers for this after I'm done… if you guys like the idea, of course, and if Ara doesn't mind. ^-^)