Time: 2:34
Place: Lavender Pokémon Gym
Character: Kayla
"Gengar, Night Shade!" I called, which finished the Kadabra my opponent had chosen. His face fell, and I kind of felt sorry for him. Not many had ever won the Shadow Badge, as my team of Ghost- and Dark-types was nearly unbeatable.
"NO!! Kadabra!" the boy yelled, and I felt even worse. But I was a Gym Leader, and the rules were to win, to not let others show that they were better than you, and to only have sympathy for your Pokémon.
"Great job, Gengar. Only one Pokémon left, boy. What'll it be?" He closed his eyes for a moment, then grabbed a pokéball.
"Go, Pidgeot!" he called, and I could see I was in for a long battle. Gengar was weak to Flying-types.
"Gengar, Hypnosis!"
"Pidgeot, dodge and use your Wing Attack!" smart kid. Gengar went down.
"Time for the surprise! It's up to you, Tyranitar!" the Rock/Dark Pokémon was the perfect thing to defeat Pidgeot.
"Pidgeot, Drill Peck!"
"Tyranitar, Rock Throw!"
"Pidgeot, Razor Wind!"
"Tyranitar, Crunch attack!" The attack slammed Pidgeot, knocking it out, and giving me the victory.
"Oh, no! I lost again!" groaned the boy. That was another one of my rules. Never learn their names. And anyone could come back for more.
I walked up to the boy I'd just battled. "Nice battle," I said, extending my hand. He shook it, then sadly walked out of the gym. After a few minutes I walked up the stairs to my room.
Almost as soon as I got there, my phone rang. I grabbed it and sat on my bed, wondering who in the world would call right after a Gym match? But I shouldn't have wondered. It was the same person who always called.
"Kayla, dear? It's Grandma!" said the voice on the phone.
"Hi, Gramma. What did you call for?"
"Well, I knew you had a battle today, so I thought I'd call."
"I won, you don't have to worry. I have an unbeatable team."
"That's what I thought, too, until that miserable boy Richie beat me. But keep doing a good job, I'll see you at the league tournament!" I hung up and put the phone back on the holder. Then I grabbed my remote and turned on the TV.
"Recent activity in the Viridian City area leads authorities to believe that the notorious Team Rocket has again arisen. City officials are asking everyone to please be on the lookout for suspicious persons in that area." Ugh. I hate news channels. Especially when the news is telling me I have to leave the Gym.
Normally, I would just keep my nose out of it, but I figured I needed a vacation. So I packed up my pokéballs and went into the kitchen where Mom was.
"Oh, leaving for Viridian? Well, hang up the sign that the Gym is closed, would you?" I nodded, and headed out the door. I was lucky Mom was psychic, or I'd've had a lot of explaining to do.
It was a long walk to Viridian, but I figured I needed the training. Like no one would recognize me as the Gym Leader from Lavender.
Place: Lavender Pokémon Gym
Character: Kayla
"Gengar, Night Shade!" I called, which finished the Kadabra my opponent had chosen. His face fell, and I kind of felt sorry for him. Not many had ever won the Shadow Badge, as my team of Ghost- and Dark-types was nearly unbeatable.
"NO!! Kadabra!" the boy yelled, and I felt even worse. But I was a Gym Leader, and the rules were to win, to not let others show that they were better than you, and to only have sympathy for your Pokémon.
"Great job, Gengar. Only one Pokémon left, boy. What'll it be?" He closed his eyes for a moment, then grabbed a pokéball.
"Go, Pidgeot!" he called, and I could see I was in for a long battle. Gengar was weak to Flying-types.
"Gengar, Hypnosis!"
"Pidgeot, dodge and use your Wing Attack!" smart kid. Gengar went down.
"Time for the surprise! It's up to you, Tyranitar!" the Rock/Dark Pokémon was the perfect thing to defeat Pidgeot.
"Pidgeot, Drill Peck!"
"Tyranitar, Rock Throw!"
"Pidgeot, Razor Wind!"
"Tyranitar, Crunch attack!" The attack slammed Pidgeot, knocking it out, and giving me the victory.
"Oh, no! I lost again!" groaned the boy. That was another one of my rules. Never learn their names. And anyone could come back for more.
I walked up to the boy I'd just battled. "Nice battle," I said, extending my hand. He shook it, then sadly walked out of the gym. After a few minutes I walked up the stairs to my room.
Almost as soon as I got there, my phone rang. I grabbed it and sat on my bed, wondering who in the world would call right after a Gym match? But I shouldn't have wondered. It was the same person who always called.
"Kayla, dear? It's Grandma!" said the voice on the phone.
"Hi, Gramma. What did you call for?"
"Well, I knew you had a battle today, so I thought I'd call."
"I won, you don't have to worry. I have an unbeatable team."
"That's what I thought, too, until that miserable boy Richie beat me. But keep doing a good job, I'll see you at the league tournament!" I hung up and put the phone back on the holder. Then I grabbed my remote and turned on the TV.
"Recent activity in the Viridian City area leads authorities to believe that the notorious Team Rocket has again arisen. City officials are asking everyone to please be on the lookout for suspicious persons in that area." Ugh. I hate news channels. Especially when the news is telling me I have to leave the Gym.
Normally, I would just keep my nose out of it, but I figured I needed a vacation. So I packed up my pokéballs and went into the kitchen where Mom was.
"Oh, leaving for Viridian? Well, hang up the sign that the Gym is closed, would you?" I nodded, and headed out the door. I was lucky Mom was psychic, or I'd've had a lot of explaining to do.
It was a long walk to Viridian, but I figured I needed the training. Like no one would recognize me as the Gym Leader from Lavender.