Chapter 7: Rematch for the Badge

Training with Ash was pretty unique as he and Ingrid both had a nice battle. The main motive of the battle was to give Ralts some more battling experience and even Bulbasaur as well. So overall it went well and now Ingrid is ready for her rematch with Viola.

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After training was over and after a well deserved dinner. The group went up to their rooms for the night but Ingrid was still a little more curious about the Pokemon World so she wanted to find out more about it. Luckily, she found out that there was a computer in the lobby for anyone to use so she went over to the computer and began to boot it up.

Much to the twenty year old's surprise, the Pokemon World's internet was not too different from that of Earth's. She was brought to a page that was for a search engine which was apparently very popular in this world as it was called 'Boogle'.

Wow, I wonder what search engine back on Earth is this world's version of. Ingrid thought.

Ingrid typed in the word, 'animal' as after seeing foods such as bacon and fish, she was very curious if animals did exist in the Pokemon World. The results that she got were what she found pretty surprising.

Apparently, even though the term 'animal' does exist in the Pokemon World, it is just simply used to refer to both people and pokemon and not regular animals which means that the latter does not exist in this world. But to Ingrid, that does not make any sense as she could have sworn that she remembered seeing fish in the original series and how foods such as bacon exist. But then she figured that the fish were just placeholders for pokemon yet to be introduced or animation mistakes and that there has to be a pokemon who is very similar to a pig that contains meat similar to that of bacon.

Ingrid then decided to just check out Pokepedia which was very obviously this world's equivalent to a famous website back on Earth. While scrolling through many entries, Ingrid found one certain entry that caught her eye. The entry was labeled 'The Kalos War'.

Ingrid never remembered the anime mentioning a war that took place in Kalos but then she remembered how Pokemon X & Y mentioned a war that took place in the Kalos Region. So out of curiosity, she began reading the article.

The Kalos War or the Kalos Civil War, was a war that lasted in Kalos from 646 to 650. It was a massive civil conflict that involved at least 6,430 soldiers both pokemon and people fighting for the Kingdom of Kalos and at least 6,245 soldiers both pokemon and people fighting for the Revolbelle Rebellion. It was a very brutal conflict as tens of thousands of lives both people and pokemon, were lost in the chaos of warfare. The war ended after King AZ, king of Kalos, fired something known as the ultimate weapon, taking the lives of thousands. It is said that his reason for doing this was because his beloved pokemon, Floette who was sent to fight in the war, died on the battlefield.

Ingrid was pretty impressed by what she just read so she decided to go check out another article, this time on AZ as she had remembered him from X & Y.

AZ (13 October 598-Unknown) was king of the Kingdom of Kalos from 15 November 643 until when he would step down on 2 July 652.

Ingrid then decided to check out one more article this time on something different and the Kalos Region itself.

Kalos, otherwise known as the Kalos Region, is a region that is located in the western portion of the continent of Europe and it is a part of the country of Arthea. Kalos consists of Merile and several minor islands located near the mainland. The region is located very close to Galar and Paldea and the body of waters in which it borders includes Azure Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.

Ingrid could not believe what she just read. For 1) she is surprised as to how both Europe and the Atlantic Ocean both exist in the Pokemon World. For 2) she never thought that Kalos was a part of a country as that sure wasn't a detail that popped up in the original anime. And for 3) she was wondering what the article meant when it mentioned Paldea as that sure was never a region in which she had heard of but then she yawned as a sign that she was ready to go to bed. "Alright Bulbasaur let's go hit the hay" Ingrid said as she shut down her computer before both her and her pokemon began to walk away from the computer and in the direction in which her room was in.

I just hope that after my training with Ash today. I can beat Viola and earn my first ever gym badge. Ingrid thought.

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After one hearty breakfast, Ingrid and co. Headed off to the Santalune City Gym so that Ingrid could have her rematch with Viola.

There right when the group entered the battlefield room, they saw Viola adjusting her camera while Alexa was chatting something with her.

"Hey Alexa! Viola!" Ash exclaimed, catching the attention of the two ladies as Ash happily ran over to the duo with Ingrid and the others trailing behind. "Why hello there Ash. Fancy meeting you here again" Viola said as she then turned to face Ingrid. "So Ingrid, I assume that you are here for your rematch, correct?" Viola asked. "Yes, I have trained real hard," Ingrid replied. "Well I am happy to hear that. So why not begin our battle now?" Viola replied as Ingrid happily nodded her head in response. Everyone else cleared off the battlefield as Viola and Ingrid both moved to their respective spots on the field.

"The gym battle rematch between Ingrid, the challenger and Viola, the Santalune Gym leader will now begin. Each side will have the use of two pokemon and the battle will be over when either trainer's pokemon are unable to continue. Only the challenger may substitute pokemon" the referee said. "So, Ingrid even though I know how you trained hard yesterday. I will still not go easy on you as my lens is still focused on victory and nothing will ruin this shot" Viola said as she pulled out her pokeball. "Go Surskit!" The gym leader exclaimed as she sent out her surskit. "Let's do this Bulbasaur!" Ingrid said as she sent out her Bulbasaur. "Battle, begin!" The referee said.

Surskit began moving repeatedly as Ingrid and Bulbasaur were both highly anticipating the bug type pokemon's first move. "You can't take a picture without pressing the shutter and you can't win a battle without attacking. Alright, Surskit, use sticky web!" Viola ordered as her pokemon shot many sticky projectiles in Bulbasaur's direction.

"Bulbasaur dodge it and use vine whip!" Ingrid exclaimed as her pokemon began to dodge the sticky web attack and began running straight in Surskit's direction. Once it was close enough, Bulbasaur unleashed two vines in Surskit's direction.

"Surskit dodge and use your picture perfect signal beam!" Viola ordered as her surskit very quickly moved out of the way and to the side before it let out a streaky pink beam in Bulbasaur's direction, badly damaging the grass type. "Now Surskit, use sticky web!" Viola ordered as her pokemon let out a single projectile in Bulbasaur's direction. "Bulbasaur! Look out!" Ingrid exclaimed as her pokemon noticed the projectile coming towards it. The pokemon then let out a single vine, destroying the projectile.

"Now, Surskit, use bubble beam!" Viola ordered as her pokemon shot many bubbles in Bulbasaur's direction which did not inflict much damage on the grass type due to the type disadvantage present. "Bulbasaur! Growl let's go!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon let out a loud growl, lowering Surskit's attack power.

"Now Bulbasaur! Finish off Surskit with your solar beam!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon fired a massive beam of energy in Surskit's direction, badly damaging the bug type. "Now Bulbasaur, use poison powder!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon unleashed a wave of purple gas in Surskit's direction, poisoning it. "Now Surskit! Signal beam, let's go!" Viola ordered as her pokemon used the attack on Bulbasaur. "Bulbasaur dodge!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon moved out of the way of the attack just in time with only a few seconds to spare.

"Now Bulbasaur, use vine whip in all directions" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon began to aim in many different directions with its vines. "Surskit, dodge and use signal beam!" Viola ordered as her pokemon began to dodge many vines but due to its current status condition, it wasn't able to dodge in time resulting in it being badly beaten by the vines.

"Yes! Now Bulbasaur use tackle, let's go!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon rushed toward Surskit. "Surskit! Dodge it and use signal beam from behind!" Viola ordered as her pokemon did exactly that. "Bulbasaur, behind you!" Ingrid exclaimed as her pokemon quickly looked behind to see that Surskit was about to fire a signal beam in its direction. So Bulbasaur leapt up into the air by using its vines with only a few seconds to spare.

"Now Bulbasaur! Use vine whip!" Ingrid ordered as Bulbasaur unleashed two vines from its bulb and in Surskit's direction, striking the latter repeatedly until it was unable to battle. "Surskit is unable to battle, Bulbasaur wins!" The referee announced. Viola then returned her surskit. "You did well, Surskit! Take a good rest" Viola said before putting her pokeball away and then pulling out another one.

"Vivillon, come on out!" Viola exclaimed as she sent out the very same pokemon who was responsible for Ingrid's loss last match but the twenty year old made certain to try and not lose to Viola again. "Bulbasaur! Use growl!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon lowered Vivillon's attack power. "Now Vivillon use sleep powder, let's go!" Viola ordered as Vivillon unleashed a wave of green gas in Bulbasaur's direction that ended up putting the grass type to sleep. "Bulbasaur, wake up!" Ingrid pleaded but to no avail.

"Now Vivillon use psychic!" Viola ordered as her pokemon instantly took control of Bulbasaur's body and began violently treating the sleeping beauty of a pokemon like a ragdoll. Eventually, Bulbasaur fainted once the attack wore off. "Bulbasaur is unable to battle, Vivillon wins!" The referee announced as Ingrid pulled out her pokeball and returned her bulbasaur. "You did great out there Bulbasaur. Please, take a good rest" Ingrid said before putting away her pokeball and pulling out another one.

"Now Ralts! Come on out!" Ingrid said as she sent out her ralts. "Ralts, use growl let's go" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon lowered Vivillon's attack power. "Vivillon, use gust let's go!" Viola ordered as her pokemon began repeatingly flapping its wings to kick up one powerful gust. Ralts was now trying its absolute hardest to stay on its feet as it was trying to resist the powerful gust. "Ralts, please hang in there!" Ingrid yelled.

"Now Ralts, use confusion!" Ingrid ordered as Ralts began to take control over Vivillon's body and it smacked Vivillon into the ceiling and then into the ground, causing the pokemon's gust attack to stop. "Now, Vivillon use solar beam!" Viola ordered as her pokemon then let out a massive beam of energy in Ralts's direction, badly damaging the smaller pokemon.

"Now Ralts, use disarming voice!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon used the move in Vivillon's direction but the latter dodged it then snuck up behind Ralts and used gust on the smaller pokemon, sending it flying all the way to the other side of the battlefield. "Now Vivillon, use solar beam, let's go!" Viola ordered as her pokemon unleashed a massive beam of energy in Ralts's directiom shortly after the latter managed to get back up on its feet.

"Ralts, use double team!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon created multiple copies of itself, confusing Vivillon as to which copy was real. "Now Ralts, use confusion!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon then took control over Vivillon. Ralts then proceeded to slam Vivillon into the ceiling then into the ground. Before Vivillon could become airborne again, Ingrid ordered her ralts to use disarming voice that ended up striking Vivillon and badly damaging it. "Now Ralts, let's finish this with one last confusion!" Ingrid ordered as her pokemon slammed Vivillon into the ceiling before slamming it back into the ground, causing the bug type to faint. "Vivillon is unable to battle, that means Ralts wind which means the winner of the match is Ingrid!" The referee announced as Ingrid could not believe that she had just won her first ever gym battle.

"Yes we did it, Ralts!" Ingrid cheered as she celebrated her victory with her pokemon. "Ingrid!" Ingrid heard Ash call from behind her as she turned around to see Ash and co heading towards Ingrid. "Congrats on winning your first gym battle! I'll have to admit, you battled really well out there!" Ash happily said. "Yeah, some pretty impressive battling out there!" Clemont happily said. "Happy, happy Bonnie! Way to go Ingrid!" Bonnie happily said. "Aw thanks guys, it was because of you all helping me train that I was able to pull off this victory" Ingrid replied.

"Ingrid" Ingrid heard Viola call from behind her as she turned around to face the gym leader herself along with Alexa walking towards her. "Hey Viola" Ingrid greeted. "Congratulations, this is to prove you won your gym battle against me. The bug badge" Viola said as Ingrid noticed the referee walking towards her carrying a case that contained a gym badge. "Thank you!" Ingrid happily said as she accepted the badge then put it into her badge case.

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After the group left the gym, they of course headed to the Pokemon Center to heal Bulbasaur and Ralts. After that, the group began to leave Santalune City to head to Cyllage City as Ash and Ingrid both agreed as to how they should challenge the gym over there next.

Well, at least I will be at a type advantage for my next gym battle considering how my bulbasaur is a grass type. Ingrid thought.

While walking out of the city, Ash looked over his left shoulder and in Serena's direction. "So, Serena, where are you headed off to from here?" Ash asked. "Uh, me?" Serena just bluntly asked in response as she stopped walking.

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A/N: Hello everyone, sorry about the long wait as chapter 7 is finally here. I was just working on my Fire Emblem Three Houses self insert fanfiction called 'Far Away From Home' as it had finally come through fruition. So far there are two chapters of it up so you can go ahead and check out after you are done reading this. But don't worry, I will not be abandoning this story as I plan on working on both stories and I plan on releasing at least one chapter a month for both stories as well. Also, I am so sorry if this chapter might've felt a little rushed as I was just in a hurry to get it finished. I was originally going to include a training scene at the beginning of the chapter but then I decided against it considering how I found it just too difficult to write for. I did really enjoy writing this chapter as I liked writing the scene where Ingrid surfs the internet as that really gave me a chance to add world building to this story. Now it is time for reviews:

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I am really glad that you are enjoying this story. :D

Well I hope that you are all looking forward to the next chapter as I plan on adapting episode 7 in that chapter. Have a nice day!