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US Journey part 10: The Secret of the Tec Gym.
By Xen

As we last left our crazy crew, Ash and Misty both caught new pokemon. Moreover, it seems that our cast has reached Seattle. We find our gang at entrance to the pokemon center.
"Man I can't believe this the first pokemon center we seen since we came here." Misty said as they walked inside.
"Well that's because the league is still new. First they built the gyms then built the pokecenter. So far only major cities and any city with a gym has a pokemon center." Isaac explained.
"Good thing the van has a restoration center or we would need a ton of potions." They came up to the counter where a man in a nurse uniform (a male nurse uniform) was standing there.
"Hello. How can I help you?" The man asked.
"Um.. Yeah say isn't there a nurse Joy running the pokecenter?"
"Nurse joy? Oh you must be form indigo isles, I'm I right?"
"Yeah, how did you know?" Ash asked the nurse.
"The only place in the world that has a nurses joys in a pokemon center are in the indigo isles. There are a few in the unites states, but there are the black sheep of the family."
"Black sheep? What do you mean by black sheep."
"Well if they were very rude or they looked different or if they didn't follow the families trade, they all ended up here."
"So you mean that if we meet a nurse joy around here, they would be different then the others."
"Yep. Now do you need any of your pokemon healed." They handed over there pokeballs.
"Say Isaac do know anything about the gym leader here."
"Well I don't know much about it. I know it's called the tech gym and that they use machine pokemon."
"Machine pokemon? I never heard of that kind before."
"That's because they are pretty much still new. A machine pokemon is an inorganic pokemon of mechanical origin. A Voltorb or Magneton are conceited machine pokemon around here since they are not mechanic in nature. Anyway, the gym leader is very secretive. No one outside the gym knows what he looks like and even the people that fight him are sworn not to reveal his true identity."
"So I'm fighting a mystery trainer. Well let's see how his secret he is once I defeat him. Say Isaac what strong against a machine pokemon."
"Well that depends. They are quite strong against fire, grass, and few other types. But since they are most electric, water seems to weaken them, but since they can use electric attacks, they can cancel that out. I only know that rock or ground pokemon are good because mostly there are usually half electric."
"Well, I don't have any on my current team so I'll have to transfer one of my pokemon. When I get them back I'll ask which one wants a break." After getting his pokemon back, he called them all out. His current was Pikachu, Blastoise, Pidgeot, Manark, Charizard, Bulbasaur, and Lapras. "Ok I have something to ask you guys. Do any of you want to short break and go to Deborah lab?" Lapras stepped forward. "Okay Lapras you can go. Pokemon return!" Ash withdrew all his pokemon minus Pikachu into their pokeballs.
"Um Ash, why do have Manark with you. I mean it tried to kill us?" James asked.
"Well it is my pokemon, so it will obey me. Also, I want to see how well it can do in battle. Besides I didn't to scare Deborah when she opened the pokeball and Manark came out."
"Good point." Ash went over to the phone booth and dialed the number for Deborah's lab. Deborah's face appeared on the screen shortly after.
"Oh, hi Ash have you reached Seattle already?"
"Yes and I caught a new pokemon on the way here."
"Really what kind?"
"A Manark." Deborah's eyes went wide.
"You caught a Manark! Wow few trainers have them and only because they evolved form a Makoron. Why didn't you send me it, I would of loved to study it."
"Well I want to use it. Speaking of which, I need to trade one of pokemon."
"Ok which one?"
"I need Golem. I'm sending over Lapras as well." Ash places the pokeball of a transporter next to the phone.
"Okay. Receiving now." The pokeball is zapped and a few seconds later a new one appears.
"Okay thanks."
"Bye." Ash hangs up the phone.

After a hour of searching they had found the entrance to the gym.
"You know, you think that they would make the gym a bit more noticeable." James said looking at the building. For a pokemon gym, it didn't look like much. The gym looked like a regular building with the word gym on the sign.
"Well I said that they like to keep secretive. If the gym stands out, they can't keep many secrets now can they."
"Who cares? We found the gym now lets go, so Ash can get his next badge." Jessie opened the door to the gym. Everyone walked inside. Inside the gym, it looked pretty much empty. A lone man was sitting in chair at the other side of the room.
"State the name of your business here."
"I'm Ash Ketchum form the town of Pallet. And I'm here to challenge the leader of this gym."
"Well then follow me." A panel opened behind the man and he walked inside. Slowly everyone else followed. They walked in a hallway till they reached a door. "Before I open this door to your challenge that is the Tec gym, I ask that you reveal nothing of what you are about to see. Will you keep it secret?" Everyone nodded their heads in agreement. The man opened the door and every one enters the room. The room in quite small and there in a large monitor facing everyone. Next to the monitor is a cylinder with a VR head set and gloves.
"Um, what is this?" Ash is confused by the strange room.
"This is my arena. Welcome to the Tec gym Ash Ketchum." The monitor turned on. On the monitors screen was a face of human, at least it looked human. Its face was a metal gray and had no hair on its head.
"What the?"
"Greeting I am the leader of this gym. I am the Pokemon Android Trainer or P.A.T for short."
"You're the gym leader? But don't you have to be human or something?" Ash asked the machine trainer.
"That is not true. There never was a rule saying anything non-human couldn't be a trainer. And the pokemon league to have the ultimate trainer created me. You see I am programmed with the knowledge of all known pokemon. I can calculate any situation and respond with the utmost response."
"Well I fought plenty of scientific trainer and beaten everyone of them."
"I know about that. You see when I was created I was programmed with the styles and fighting styles of all the top trainers. That includes you to Ash."
"Well then, lets just see how good you are. I challenge you to a pokemon league match."
"I accept your challenge, but only to my set of rules. This will be a three on three virtual pokemon match."
"What a virtual pokemon match?" Misty asked P.A.T.
"A virtual pokemon match takes place within my domain. You Ash Ketchum are going to fight me form within the computer. You will choose your three pokemon now and my assistant will scan them into the computer. You will then use the VR helm and gloves to control a virtual image of your pokemon. I will give you a half hour to learn on how to use this."
"Well I'll use these two and Pikachu." Ash handed the assistant his pokemon. The assistant pushed on the wall and a device was lowed form the ceiling. The assistant placed the pokeballs and Pikachu on the floor and the machine shot out a green beam that went over the pokemon and pokeballs.
"There you're pokemons information has been scanned into the computer. You may now practice to get a feel on control your pokemons form inside their minds." Ash went inside the cylinder and put on the helmet and gloves.
"What do you mean by that?" Misty asked the image on the screen.
"That is the true purpose of this gym young lady. It takes more then just knowing your pokemon; you must feel what they feel too. In the VR world Ash will be control the pokemon, because Ash will be inside his pokemons body, at least virtually. That is why I was created. Since no human can truly live inside a computer, they created a machine that thinks like a pokemon trainer to be the leader of this gym."
"But a machine that thinks like a trainer? That seems wrong in a way." James questioned.
"It is not wrong. I started out like any trainer. And I have captured every pokemon by myself."
"How can that be? You're on a monitor?"
"But I have a body mind you." A panel opened to show a metal body. "When I have to I transfer myself into this body and I freely move around in your world." The monitor goes off and in a few seconds, the android body walks out of the compartment. "See."
"Yeah, but shouldn't you be preparing for your match?"
"I don't need to. All the pokemon I will use are prescaned into the computer. When the half-hour is up, I will simply reconnect myself to the computer and then the match will being. I truly looking forward to our match."
"Why is that?" Misty asked the robot.
"Because, I may finally be able to test my true power."
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part 11: Techno Battle

As we last left off Ash, He reached the Tec gym and it strange gym leader. We find Ash and P.A.T. being there match. "This will be a three on three VR pokemon match with no time limit." The assistant said.
"You Ash! Show them your better then any old machine."
"Don't worry Misty. This will be a piece of cake."
"Let the match begin." Everyone minus Ash and P.A.T. were watching the monitor showing the match within the VR world, which looked like a normal pokemon field. Ash's pokemon was Golem while P.A.T's was Magneton. (Note: I'll be writing the pokemon names or the trainers names in the match. Therefore, the voices coming form the pokemon are the trainers. And the voice form the trainers are outside of battle.)
"Prepare to face the power of the machines." Magneton released a thundershock attack, but Golem lay unaffected.
"Ha, even you should know that electric attack can't affect rock pokemon." Golem replied.
"I know. But can a rock pokemon handle this!" The three parts of Magneton suddenly pulled itself apart and slam itself back together creating a massive shock wave that blew Golem away.
"Wow that some attack." Ash said spinning around.
"That's a massive sonic boom attack. I always does a lot of damage." Isaac said.
"No kidding." Ash said still dizzy form the attack.
"Oh did I forget to mention that any effects that happen in the VR world goes to player as well."
"No, but I would of nice if that mentioned earlier."
"Oh well. Let me finish this soon. I have a chat room that I want to go to." Magneton split apart for it sonic boom once again.
"Sorry, but you've got mail." (Note: I know the pun is bad, so sue me) Ash said tossing a rock at Magneton. The rock hit one of Magneton parts sending it flying. Magneton vanished into thin air.
"One down, two to go."
"But the next won't be so easy now won't it." A Porygon appeared where Magneton was standing.
"A Porygon! That quite a rare pokemon." James said.
"It was P.A.T's first pokemon and his most powerful." The assistant said.
"Well it looks like I'm going to have take this one out as well." Ash threw another rock, but Porygon's body became a dull gray and the rock bounced off its chest."
"Conversion. Porygon's special attack. I can become whatever type I want."
"Well since you're now a rock pokemon, I guess I'll shake things up." Golem plunged his hands in the ground, causing it to shake violently. Porygon quickly to the skies and shot an array of triangles at Golem. Golem couldn't defend itself in time and was knocked out.
"As you said, one down and two to go."
"That a some Pokemon, I wonder if Ash can beat it." Isaac said.
"Of course he can beat this. He was beating the toughest trainers before you even had your first pokemon." Misty declared.
"Is she your girlfriend?" P.A.T asked.
"Yeah how'd you guess?"
"It looked like it. Now may we get go with match or will we talk some more."
"Let's battle." A Charizard appeared on the screen. Charizard unleashed a massive flamethower upon Porygon. Porygon's body turned red to absorb the fire. By the time the flame went down for Porygon to see, Charizard was flying straight towards Porygon. Not being able to dodge the attack in time Porygon took an assault of punches that sent the pokemon flying.
"Most impressive Ash, but now it is time to up the ante. It is time to merge." Porygon began to glow bright and started changing shape.
"What's going on?"
"How can Porygon evolve. It don't have a evolution." (Note: I know there is a Porygon evolution in GS, but let's pretend there isn't.)
"It's quite interesting isn't it. Unlike the others pokemon that are just data bits. However, Porygon is actually lives inside the computer with P.A.T. Since the two are just acutely computer code, they have learned to merge themselves into one sentient being. Part trainer, part pokemon, it is truly the ultimate trainer. No one has ever defeated the code."
"The code huh. Well if it's a pokemon I can beat it." The glow died down and the Code as revealed itself. It's body was as large as Charizards with the bottom half still a Porygon and a upper body that could be considered human. The head looked like Porygon's but had a more human shape to it.
"But I am not just pokemon, I am the trainer as well. And in this world I am its god."
"And what does that mean?"
"Since he a collection of code, he can control anything within the virtual world."
"And now you tell me this!" The ground under Charizard quickly turned into an ocean. Charizard took fight before it fell into the water. The Code followed, with the water rising behind it. Charizard tried a flamethrower attack, but Code converted to water dosing the fire. "How am I going to defeat this. I can't get close to attack." An idea sprang into Ash's head. Quickly Charizard vanished form the virtual world.
"Giving up? Admitting I'm the superior trainer."
"No, but am going to light up your life." A Pikachu appeared and dropped into the water. Pikachu unleashed a thunder attack spreading threw the virtual ocean. Code was quickly surged with electric force as it in the water and still and water type. The ocean became ground again as the Code vanished.
"Winner of the match, Ash Ketchum." Ash took off the helmet.
"Wow that was really smart of you switching pokemon just then."
"Yeah I was almost done for."
"I bow to you Ash. You are truly a pokemon champion." P.A.T. said as his head appeared on the screen. "And since you won you earned the chip badge." A panel opened to reveal a small chip. Ash goes up and takes the badge.
"I got a chip badge. That's two down and eight to go."
A short while later out cast was at the van ready to continue on their journey.
"Well, I wish you luck on your journey." P.A.T said.
"Thanks. Same to you." As Ash and crew went off into the sunset, P.A.T turn to his assistant.
"I wonder if they know their truck about the device on their car."
"Huh?"
"There is a tacking device on there van. I wonder if they know."
"I don't think they would know of such things. Why didn't you tell them."
"I'm only a machine. I don't know that they you need to tell humans everything."
"Well next time do so."
"Okay I will. I just hope what that tracer is, it doesn't give them trouble."
To be continued....
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