A Pokemon story



Disclaimer: I still don't own it.



We walk into the town. The moment we enter, we get crowded. Calatain and I are able to get free, but they keep going after Lance asking for autographs, demos, etc. I just shrug, and we head over to the pokemon center. We enter, and it is nice and quiet. I return Chan to his pokeball, and give all of them to Nurse Joy. Calatain gives her his pokemon too. After about a half an hour, Lance comes in. We just smile at him.

"Popular, huh?" I ask. He glares at me.

"Whatever." he goes over to the couches and sits down.

"I thought they said it was lonely at the top." I comment. Lance gives me another death glare. I go over and sit next to him. "Happens a lot, huh?"

"Yeah. gets old fast." Calatain comes over and stands in front of us for a moment before noticing the chair behind him. He sits down.

"So are we challenging Surge?" he asks. Well, at least I know where I am now.

"Of course! I gotta get a Thunder badge from him." Surge doesn't stand a chance.

"I wouldn't use Caelestis if I were you." Lance comments. I stick my tongue out at him.

"Do I look stupid to you?" I ask. Lance starts to open his mouth. "Say it and you will pay." He closes it very quickly. I just smile. When I look up, Nurse Joy is coming over with our pokemon. I take my pokeballs, and Calatain receives his. I give one last smirk to Lance as he gives Nurse Joy his pokemon, then Calatain and I head over to the gym.



**Vermilion Gym**



When we walk in it is really quiet. We can't find anyone. As we are looking around.

"HEY ARIANA!" I jump and turn. Lance is behind me looking extremely proud of himself.

"Lance. one of these days." I growl. Then I turn back to the task at hand.

"Any idea on how to get him out?" Calatain asks. I smile.

"Of course." I take a deep breath. Lance knows what is coming, and covers his ears. Calatain has no idea. "HEY SURGE! GET YOUR BUTT OUT HERE SO I CAN BEAT IT INTO NEXT YEAR!!" Calatain checks to see if he is deaf. Lance looks up and then uncovers his ears. Surge comes out from another room.

"You know. that wasn't really necessary. Just a simple 'are you there' would have done it." Surge has one of those ---- -eating grins. I smile at him.

"But that wouldn't have sounded as good." I counter. He just shakes his head. Then he looks over at Lance.

"You tagging along with the Grand Champ?" he asks. I growl. Lance smiles.

"Actually, I am tagging along with her." He says. Surge raises his eyebrows at that. "Well, someone has to make sure she gets through this in one piece." I give him the death glare I usually reserve for my brother when I am royally pissed. Then I turn to Surge.

"So do you hand me the badge or do I kick butt for it?" Surge smiles.



"This way." He seems to have just noticed Calatain. "He challenging too?"



"Yes." Calatain says. Surge just nods, then we go into another chamber. We find when we enter an official size arena. I step up. I already know who I am going to choose.

"One on one. All right with you?" Surge says from the other side.

"Fine here." I pull out the pokeball. Surge throws his out.

"Raichu! Go!" he shouts. The giant Pikachu evolution comes out and is ready.



I throw out my pokeball. "Chan! It's all you!" Chan comes out and is ready to go. Surge smiles.

"Well, not as dumb as the last one to come in here." He says. I figure I will ask later.

"Chan, Agility!" Chan increases his speed.

"Thunder!!" Surge shouts. Raichu can't cope with the fast movements of Chan. So I figure we should put all the training we have endured to the test.

"MACH PUNCH!" Surge's eyes go wide. Chan's speed increases to at least twice what it is now. and he nails the Raichu. At that speed, even if he brushed against him, he would have been hurt bad. Now, he is totally out. Chan stops in front of me. The ref. declares the match over. I win. Surge recalls Raichu.

"I have never seen a pokemon move that fast before." He says.

"That's the kind of training we do." I say. Lance gives me a strange look. "What?"

"That's what you are doing up at the crack of dawn?" he says. "Don't wear them out you know." I'm not doing THAT much. I take my badge. Then I watch as Calatain and his Machoke nearly lose it before pulling a strange move out of their 'hats' as it were. We both head out, pleased with our pokemon.



**Pokemon Center**

All our pokemon are at full power again. We let them out for lunch. Michiko, as always, finishes in record time, then starts begging for more. I just shake my head. I open my laptop and put my badge into storage. Zuberi comes up.

"Can I push the buttons?" he asks. I just shake my head.

"Sorry little guy, not this time." Calatain looks at me. "What's up?" I ask.

"How long is he on vacation?" he asks indicating Lance. Good question.

"YO LANCE!" Lance looks up from his lunch. "How long is your vacation anyway?"

"About another month." We just stare at him. "What?" he asks.

"How did you pull that off?" Calatain asks. Lance laughs.

"That's normal. Actually, we are all on vacation at the same time to 'be trainer friendly'. Bruno just likes traveling alone." Oh brother.

"Well, we staying the night or what?" Lance asks. I nod, then get our rooms.



To be continued.