by Martial Arts Master
The original concept of Pokemon and all related characters copyrighted by Nintendo, Game Freak, Creatures Inc., 4Kids, TV Tokyo, Satoshi Tajiri, and Wizards of the Coast. All characters I use as Pokewomen are copyrighted by their original creators and owners. I made up Rick, though. See the first chapter for the rules by which the Pokewomen world operates by. Now, on with the story.
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Rick was finally in a city.
He saw a sign that said, "You are in Vermillion City."
He then checked his watch, and the watch said it was noon.
Apparently Rick had only just made it to the city in time for lunch.
He went to a fast-food place, and as usual, he ordered lunch for himself and for his six Pokewomen.
After the food had arrived, Rick sent out all his Pokewomen.
(Author's Note: In case you forgot, they are: Saria (from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time), Pixie (from Monster Rancher), Inque (from Batman Beyond), Cassie (from Dragon Tales), Birdie (from Sailor Moon), and Anita (from Darkstalkers).)
As they were eating, the other Pokewomen tried to get to know Anita, the newest member of Rick's team.
"Anita, why don't you tell us what life was like before Rick caught you?" Saria asked.
Anita didn't say anything. That, apparently, was her personality: really quiet.
"C'mon, Anita, don't you have anything to say?" Pixie asked.
"She's probably just another weakling," Inque said.
"Maybe she doesn't wanna talk right now," Cassie said.
"She could at least say so," Birdie said.
After Rick and his Pokewomen had finished eating, they overheard people talking at the next table.
"Man, you should of seen that battle I had with the gym leader," one boy said. "I thought for sure that Arukenimon from Digimon would be able to beat his Pokewoman, but she got her butt kicked."
"I don't blame you for losing, that gym leader is one tough son-of-a-gun," a girl replied.
"Yeah, the gym leader used to be a lieutenant in the army, don't forget," someone else said. "In fact his Pokewoman saved his life once during his career as a lieutenant."
Rick and his six Pokewomen had heard enough.
"A gym leader who used to be in the army? This should be an interesting match," Rick said.
"Hmph! The gym leader's probably letting all this praise go to his head, so maybe he'd feel less confident if I kicked his Pokewoman's butt in battle," Inque said.
"Time to face the gym leader, everyone!" Rick said, recalling all six Pokewomen.
Then, he rushed out of the fast-food place, heading towards the gym.
Once he got to the Vermillion City Gym, he pushed the doors open.
It was dark inside.
He saw a young boy in black and a young girl in red standing there.
"Well, well, well, another challenger for the gym leader to beat," the boy said nastily.
"Hey boss, there's a challenge here for you!" the girl called out behind her.
A man stepped out from behind the two.
Rick got nervous when he saw how big the man was.
The man was huge!
And muscular, too. Probably no more a slouch in action than he was in appearance. Obviously this was Lt. Surge. No wonder he was as high-ranking in the army as a lieutenant.
"What's your name, baby?" the man asked.
"I'm Rick, from Pallet Town, and I'm not a baby!" Rick shouted.
"I'm Lt. Surge, and I call everyone who loses to me 'baby'," the man said.
"We'll see who loses!" Rick said. "How many Pokewomen do we each use to battle?"
"This'll be one-on-one," Lt. Surge said.
"Fine with me," Rick said.
Lt. Surge threw a Poke Ball and said, "Go, Leelim!"
Someone came out of the Poke Ball, and Rick was shocked.
This Pokewomen looked like Pixie, except there was black where Pixie was pink, and she had grey skin instead of Pixie's peach-colored skin, and she had black hair instead of red hair.
Rick pointed his Pokedex at the Pixie look-a-like.
The Pokedex said, "Leelim. This is a character from a TV show and video games called Monster Rancher. She is a crossbreed between a Pixie and another monster called a Monol. She is capable of performing Pixie's tricks, but unlike Pixie, she is completely evil. She likes strong men, so if you are male, and you are strong, Leelim will be loyal to you, at least until she finds another strong man, in which case she'll probably ditch you."
"Of course, there's no one who's stronger than Lt. Surge," Leelim said, tracing a finger over Lt. Surge's muscles.
"There shouldn't be, my army days gave me quite a workout, plus I lift weights," Lt. Surge said.
Privately Rick though Leelim was a very superficial Pokewomen if her loyalty could shift because of something so trivial.
Still, Lt. Surge's size and muscles meant that Leelim would probably always stay loyal to him. That meant he'd probably had been able to train Leelim well.
Before Rick could decide who to send out, one of his Poke Balls shook, and Pixie popped out.
Pixie was enraged.
"You give us Pixies a bad name!" she shouted at Leelim. "Only loyal to strong men; what an idiot! Don't you know not to judge by appearances?"
"For your information, Lt. Surge not only has looks, he's a man of action, too!" Leelim retorted. "He never quits his workouts, and he did an excellent job in the army."
"So what's gonna happen if someone turns up who's more muscular and stronger than Lt. Surge? You gonna ditch him and leave him without a Pokewoman?" Pixie asked.
Leelim looked like she didn't know what to say to that, but she was saved from humiliation when Lt. Surge spoke up.
"That'll never happen, so Leelim will always be loyal to me. Isn't that right, Leelim?" Lt. Surge asked rhetorically.
"You know it, Surge," Leelim said, blowing Lt. Surge a kiss.
"That does it! Let's battle!" Pixie said.
Rick began to see why Pixie was so mad at Leelim. Leelim looked almost identical to Pixie, plus she had a much worse personality.
"All right then, baby, let's get on with the show," Lt. Surge said, snapping his fingers.
The lights came on.
"All right, you go first, since you're gonna lose anyway," Lt. Surge said.
"All right, let's send some lightning towards her!" Rick said.
Pixie threw lightning at Leelim. Leelim was hit, but she barely even felt it.
"Oh, I should probably tell you that I trained Leelim to be extra-durable," Lt. Surge said. "Leelim, let's get the show on the road!"
Leelim flew at Pixie, trying to scratch her, but Pixie flew out of the way.
"Try an energy ball!" Rick said.
Pixie threw an energy ball at Leelim. Again, Leelim was hit, but she brushed it off.
"Like I said, extra-durable," Lt. Surge said.
Leelim began shocking Pixie with lightning.
With effort, Pixie broke away.
Pixie threw another energy ball, and it hit Leelim. Yet again, Leelim barely even felt it.
"Finish her!" Lt. Surge said. "Try a sonic blast."
"Sonic blast?" Rick asked, confused.
Leelim concentrated, and suddenly there was a sound like a thunderclap. (Author's Note: Sonic Blast is a move from the Monster Rancher games.)
Then there was a tremendous shockwave.
The shockwave was so powerful that Pixie was blown off her feet and into a wall.
She then slumped to the ground, unconscious.
"Looks like I win," Lt. Surge said.
Rick couldn't believe he had lost so quickly.
He'd lost even faster than when he'd battled A.J.
Dejectedly, he recalled Pixie, and walked out of the gym.
He thought to himself that the main reason he'd lost was that Leelim's defense was so good.
If he could teach Pixie more powerful techniques, the power might cancel out Leelim's defense...
To be continued...
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You're probably thinking, "Oh no, not another new trainer fic that the author won't bother to finish!" Well, let me tell you, I hate those kinds of fics too, and let me tell you in advance that I DO plan on finishing this fic. I never start a fic that I don't intend to finish. In fact, if I'm lying about planning to finish the fic, may I get pounded by a madman. E-mail all questions and comments to bleifer@msn.com.