Amber walked to the door of the gym and pushed it open. Midnight followed. She walked a few seconds, then stopped. She called
out, "Is anybody here? Show yourself! I challenge you to a gym battle!!!"
"I accept," a voice said. A young but wise looking girl stepped out from the darkness. She looked to be about fifteen, and
her hair was brown, with dyed purple and green streaks.
'Probably to make her look more like a poison trainer,' Amber thought.
"It will be a one on one. Choose your Pokèmon," Katelyn said.
"Uh... I choose you, Midnight!" Amber shouted confidently.
"Houuuunndouuur!" her Pokèmon jumped out into the battlefield.
The gym leader seemed to be grinning in the darkness. "Fine. Go, Venomoth!" she said. The moth-like Pokèmon came out of its
Pokèball.
"Venomoth! Veno, veno!" it said.
"Venomoth, Poison Powder."
The moth Pokèmon flew above Houndour, releasing toxic spores from its wings.
"Midnight, look out!" Amber knew the effects of poison.
"Dour..." she looked around frantically, then dived away from the cloud of powder. Venomoth followed.
"Uh, Ember!"
Houndour whirled around and released a sphere of flame. It flew towards Venomoth. The flames worked expecially well against
the bug-type. It burst into flames.
"Mooooooooth... Veno, moth!!!" it shrieked, spiraling towards the ground. After the impact, it rolled several feet,
extinguishing the flames. It flapped its wings and tried to take off again.
"Oh no you don't! Midnight, Bite attack!"
The Houndour leaped through the air and bit down on the moth Pokèmon. Both fell to the ground.
"Venomoth, Psychic!!!" the gym leader shouted.
Midnight was forced to release her grip on Venomoth as the powerful psychic powers sent her flying. She slammed into the wall,
then slid to the ground.
"MIDNIGHT!!!! NOOOOO!" Amber screamed.
The Houndour looked out, but slowly opened her eyes. She stood slowly and unsteadily, then fell again. She would not give up.
She stood again, and this time did not fall.
"Finish it off! Psybeam!"
"Don't give up! Bite again!"
Psychic energy began to gather in front of Venomoth and was focused into a small sphere. Houndour ran towards Venomoth, who
was very high in the air.
"YOU CAN DO IT, MIDNIGHT!" Amber yelled her encouragement.
The Houndour ran faster, then leaped as high as she could... and missed by a few inches. She fell back towards the ground.
Venomoth released the Psybeam. But it was still aimed at the ground where Midnight had previously been, and missed completely.
Midnight once again leaped into the air, and this time hit home. Her teeth sunk into Venomoth's wings, and they fell to the
ground. She released her grip. Venomoth did not move. There was a short silence.
"Well... you win. Here is the Toxic Badge," said Katelyn. She walked up to Amber and handed her the badge. "I wish you good
luck in the Pokèmon League," she continued, then walked back into the darkness.
Amber walked outside the gym, Midnight following, then couldn't control the urge any more. "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!" she yelled,
spinning around. "I GOT MY FIRST BADGE!" she stuck the badge out and made a 'V' with two fingers of her other hand.
out, "Is anybody here? Show yourself! I challenge you to a gym battle!!!"
"I accept," a voice said. A young but wise looking girl stepped out from the darkness. She looked to be about fifteen, and
her hair was brown, with dyed purple and green streaks.
'Probably to make her look more like a poison trainer,' Amber thought.
"It will be a one on one. Choose your Pokèmon," Katelyn said.
"Uh... I choose you, Midnight!" Amber shouted confidently.
"Houuuunndouuur!" her Pokèmon jumped out into the battlefield.
The gym leader seemed to be grinning in the darkness. "Fine. Go, Venomoth!" she said. The moth-like Pokèmon came out of its
Pokèball.
"Venomoth! Veno, veno!" it said.
"Venomoth, Poison Powder."
The moth Pokèmon flew above Houndour, releasing toxic spores from its wings.
"Midnight, look out!" Amber knew the effects of poison.
"Dour..." she looked around frantically, then dived away from the cloud of powder. Venomoth followed.
"Uh, Ember!"
Houndour whirled around and released a sphere of flame. It flew towards Venomoth. The flames worked expecially well against
the bug-type. It burst into flames.
"Mooooooooth... Veno, moth!!!" it shrieked, spiraling towards the ground. After the impact, it rolled several feet,
extinguishing the flames. It flapped its wings and tried to take off again.
"Oh no you don't! Midnight, Bite attack!"
The Houndour leaped through the air and bit down on the moth Pokèmon. Both fell to the ground.
"Venomoth, Psychic!!!" the gym leader shouted.
Midnight was forced to release her grip on Venomoth as the powerful psychic powers sent her flying. She slammed into the wall,
then slid to the ground.
"MIDNIGHT!!!! NOOOOO!" Amber screamed.
The Houndour looked out, but slowly opened her eyes. She stood slowly and unsteadily, then fell again. She would not give up.
She stood again, and this time did not fall.
"Finish it off! Psybeam!"
"Don't give up! Bite again!"
Psychic energy began to gather in front of Venomoth and was focused into a small sphere. Houndour ran towards Venomoth, who
was very high in the air.
"YOU CAN DO IT, MIDNIGHT!" Amber yelled her encouragement.
The Houndour ran faster, then leaped as high as she could... and missed by a few inches. She fell back towards the ground.
Venomoth released the Psybeam. But it was still aimed at the ground where Midnight had previously been, and missed completely.
Midnight once again leaped into the air, and this time hit home. Her teeth sunk into Venomoth's wings, and they fell to the
ground. She released her grip. Venomoth did not move. There was a short silence.
"Well... you win. Here is the Toxic Badge," said Katelyn. She walked up to Amber and handed her the badge. "I wish you good
luck in the Pokèmon League," she continued, then walked back into the darkness.
Amber walked outside the gym, Midnight following, then couldn't control the urge any more. "YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!" she yelled,
spinning around. "I GOT MY FIRST BADGE!" she stuck the badge out and made a 'V' with two fingers of her other hand.