After sort of hanging around the pokémon centre for a few days, I decided
it was time to go to Cerulean City. I was feeling pretty confident, you
know, all "I'm going to get myself this badge"-like. So I arrived in
Cerulean and I realised I hadn't phoned up my mother yet. How idiotic can
you get? I put some coins into the payphone, picked up the receiver, and
punched in my number. Too bad I didn't have enough money to pay for video
mode; I could only hear her voice. We talked for quite a while, she was
proud of me, and worried, too. I assured her I was eating my vegetables and
stuff, parents worry too much, I reckon.
After healing my pokémon, I walked into Misty's gym. It was huge, and basically an indoor swimming pool. I looked around nervously, I couldn't see anyone.
"H. Hello?" I said, nervously. A girl who was older than me, who had poked her head through a door I didn't notice, greeted me. "Hi! You are totally adorable! What brings you here, little girl?"
I really didn't like being called a little girl, but I was way too exited and nervous to bother complaining. "I. I want to challenge Misty" I replied nervously "Of course you can, cutie!" She started leading me to near the edge of the pool. I looked at it, it was pretty darn deep.
"Where's Misty?" I asked. It was a pretty dumb question, but you can't challenge someone who you can't see. The lady said something, but I wasn't listening. I was looking at the water, where I could see a shape. Soon, Misty was visible. She only looked about 2 years older than me. She was pretty cheerful. "Hi! You want to challenge me, huh?"
"Yes." I replied, nervously "Okay, walk to the end of the pool" She said, before diving down again, and swimming to the other end. I stood on the edge of the pool, looking into it. I swallowed hard. It was really deep. I called out "What do I do now?" "Now, we battle! It'll be a two on two match, okay?" She replied. "Okay. Just let me figure out who I'm gonna use first." I thought for a while: Faith, Charity, Humility, and Eevee. Eevee wasn't too confident, Faith would have a disadvantage, so that left Charity and Humility. "Okay! I've got it! Charity! Go!" I said, throwing Charity's pokéball onto one of the floating mat thingies. The Wartortle stood up, battle-ready, and the pokéball flew back into my hand.
"Misty calls Poliwhirl!" She called, releasing her Poliwhirl. I looked at Charity, pretty confident I could win.
"Charity! Doubleslap!" I called. Charity jumped onto Poliwhirl's mat, and started slapping it furiously. "Mega Punch!" Misty yelled, and her pokémon punched Charity clean in the jaw. He howled in pain. "Body Slam!" I yelled in reply. Charity withdrew all but his feet into his shell, and hit the Poliwhirl right in its middle. That fainted Poliwhirl! I was so glad! Misty sobbed a bit, but eventually released a Starmie.
"Charity! Use bite!" I said. I was stupid in doing that; I forgot his jaw was sore from Poliwhirl. He tried to bite Starmie, but I think his jaw couldn't open. Poor guy. Then Starmie hit him square in the chest. I returned him; I didn't want him to be hurt again. I let Humility out; he would be able to finish Starmie off. "Humility! Psychic!"
"Dabra!" Humility said, sending a powerful blast of psychic energy at the starfish pokémon, fainting it. I returned Humility, cheering. A Seel walked up to me, opened its mouth, and revealed the Cascadebadge on its tongue. I grinned, glad to have fought well enough to get the Badge. "Yay! Thanks!" I said, finally remembering my manners "You deserve it. Rarely have a I seen such a talented trainer at such a young age" "Thank you! Woohooo!!" I cheered again, walking out the gym, grinning.
After healing my pokémon, I walked into Misty's gym. It was huge, and basically an indoor swimming pool. I looked around nervously, I couldn't see anyone.
"H. Hello?" I said, nervously. A girl who was older than me, who had poked her head through a door I didn't notice, greeted me. "Hi! You are totally adorable! What brings you here, little girl?"
I really didn't like being called a little girl, but I was way too exited and nervous to bother complaining. "I. I want to challenge Misty" I replied nervously "Of course you can, cutie!" She started leading me to near the edge of the pool. I looked at it, it was pretty darn deep.
"Where's Misty?" I asked. It was a pretty dumb question, but you can't challenge someone who you can't see. The lady said something, but I wasn't listening. I was looking at the water, where I could see a shape. Soon, Misty was visible. She only looked about 2 years older than me. She was pretty cheerful. "Hi! You want to challenge me, huh?"
"Yes." I replied, nervously "Okay, walk to the end of the pool" She said, before diving down again, and swimming to the other end. I stood on the edge of the pool, looking into it. I swallowed hard. It was really deep. I called out "What do I do now?" "Now, we battle! It'll be a two on two match, okay?" She replied. "Okay. Just let me figure out who I'm gonna use first." I thought for a while: Faith, Charity, Humility, and Eevee. Eevee wasn't too confident, Faith would have a disadvantage, so that left Charity and Humility. "Okay! I've got it! Charity! Go!" I said, throwing Charity's pokéball onto one of the floating mat thingies. The Wartortle stood up, battle-ready, and the pokéball flew back into my hand.
"Misty calls Poliwhirl!" She called, releasing her Poliwhirl. I looked at Charity, pretty confident I could win.
"Charity! Doubleslap!" I called. Charity jumped onto Poliwhirl's mat, and started slapping it furiously. "Mega Punch!" Misty yelled, and her pokémon punched Charity clean in the jaw. He howled in pain. "Body Slam!" I yelled in reply. Charity withdrew all but his feet into his shell, and hit the Poliwhirl right in its middle. That fainted Poliwhirl! I was so glad! Misty sobbed a bit, but eventually released a Starmie.
"Charity! Use bite!" I said. I was stupid in doing that; I forgot his jaw was sore from Poliwhirl. He tried to bite Starmie, but I think his jaw couldn't open. Poor guy. Then Starmie hit him square in the chest. I returned him; I didn't want him to be hurt again. I let Humility out; he would be able to finish Starmie off. "Humility! Psychic!"
"Dabra!" Humility said, sending a powerful blast of psychic energy at the starfish pokémon, fainting it. I returned Humility, cheering. A Seel walked up to me, opened its mouth, and revealed the Cascadebadge on its tongue. I grinned, glad to have fought well enough to get the Badge. "Yay! Thanks!" I said, finally remembering my manners "You deserve it. Rarely have a I seen such a talented trainer at such a young age" "Thank you! Woohooo!!" I cheered again, walking out the gym, grinning.