Well, this is certainly pathetic. I've waited a week and not even 1 flamer!
Excellent! Of course, I didn't get any review at all. o well. I can wait.
And write while I wait. Any1 wondering what the surprise gym challenge is?
You'll find out soon enough.
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When we last left our heroes (coughing fit that sounds strangely like 'yeah right') they were sleeping in Gym Leader Catalina's house. Ash has a bubble coming out of his nose, Misty is half off the air mattress, Brock is miraculously managing to breathe through a pillow, Togepi is curled up by Misty, and Pikachu has just woken up to find the door open. Curious, he jumps off the couch he shared with Ash during the night and walks through, following his nose to the kitchen.
"Hey there, fella. How'd you sleep last night?" Asks Catalina, kneeling down to look into Pikachus eyes.
"Pika piiika chu." Responds pikachu, sniffing the air. Smelling pancakes, his eyes light up. "Pika pi!"
"Hey, Cat, is that the trainers Pikachu?" Asks a girl at the stove Pikachu hadn't noticed.
"Yup. He looks hungry." Replies Cat, turning to the person at the stove momentarily. Turning back to Pikachu she says, "How about it, little guy. Wake up that lazy trainer of yours and his friends, and you all get some pancakes."
"Pikachu," Replies Pikachu, ready and willing to shock Ash.
"Just don't hurt him. A little shock just large enough to wake him up." She smiles, seeing the look on the pokemon's face.
"Judging by his snoring he could be hit with lightning when wet without waking up," Says the person behind her. Pikachu decides he likes this girl.
"Sis, you're just saying that to make it easier on me later," Retorts Catalina. Pikachu perks up this sounds interesting.
"Well our unique battle style DOES usually require you getting beaten up at one point or another. And we won't say another word about it until the battle," Insists her sister. At which point Pikachu leaves to wake Ash and the gang.
One thunder shock later.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! !!!!!!!"
"Ouch," Comments Catalina.
"At least they're awake," Comments her sister, turning around with a grin on her face.
After the gang gets dressed they come into the kitchen. "Smells good," Comments Brock, looking around the kitchen. Suddenly he spots the older girl. Now, I mean a girl about 16. "Hey, what's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" He asks, going from trainer mode to madly in love mode, swooping over to stand next to the girl. The girl casually raises a hand and punches him.
"Since you didn't know, I won't take that personally," She says, turning around to face Ash and Misty. Completely ignoring Brocks bloody nose in the process. "Anyone up for pancakes?"
"All right," Agrees Ash, going to the set table and sitting down. There's already a stack in the center of the table, and they help themselves. Brock joins them a few seconds later, after cleaning up a little bit.
"No problem," Says the girl, sliding onto a bench on the other side and helping herself to a small stack. Catalina joins her, grabbing two. "So, which one of you is Ash?"
"That's me." Says Ash, after swallowing a large bite of pancake. "Are you the second gym leader?"
"That's me," Says the girl, smiling. "Names Myra. I understand you'll be having a battle with us later."
Ash nods. "Can I battle your pokemon, Myra? I don't think it would be fair to go against a kid."
Catalina opens her mouth, and then closes it when her sister gives her a death glare. "Sure you can go against my pokemon later, but you'll be going against Cat for the third part of the challenge."
"Aawww. But that'll be too easy!" Ash complains.
"Ash, you can't judge a trainer by size. Grow up, I'm sure you'll have a challenge," Intercepts Misty.
Cat smiles, a superior smile. "Believe me, he will," She insists, walking to the dishwasher with her dishes. Loading it, she continues, "Myra will show you the gym. Meet us there in an hour. Oh, and sis?"
"Yeah?"
"Take your Noctowl. That's the last time you do the shopping. He drove me nuts." Tossing a poke-ball at Myra, Cat leaves. Myra snags it from the air.
"One of the best parts is she doesn't know I told Noct to torment her while I was gone," Comments Myra to their stunned faces. "Finish your breakfast."
"You're a really good cook, Miss Myra. I myself have a hard time believing those pancakes were really that good. It was incredible." Brock, apparently, is still in love with the girl who nearly broke his nose.
"I already have a boyfriend." Five words have an amazing effect on Brock. He looks like a deflated balloon. Marya gets up and begins to clear the table.
55 Minutes Later
"Where ARE they?" Shouts Ash to the air. He had been shown the gym (down the hall from where they slept and to the right) and had returned to his room just long enough to turn around. He had left the gym once for the bathroom, and returned immediately after. Pikachu was next to him, obviously bored out of his mind.
"Right here." Ash turns around to see Cat, Myra, Misty, and Brock walk in.
"Ok, here are the rules for the battle. This league is to test the bond between trainer and pokemon. So for the first battle, against me, choose 1 pokemon." Myra smiles as she walks over to her side of the gym floor.
Ash doesn't hesitate. "Pikachu, I choose you!" He shouts!
"Pikachu!" Shouts Pikachu, running onto the field. Myra smiles.
"Lets see how you handle this." Instead of removing a poke-ball, she whistles. From a hallway on the gym leaders side comes a shout.
"Pikachu-uu!" Around the corner runs a pikachu, looking almost exactly like Pikachu.
"Ari, get out there and kick some tail!" Ash stares. Not only does he have to undergo another challenge after this, Pikachu has to fight a pikachu!
"Pikachu, head butt!" Ash cries. Myra smiles.
"The usual, Ari." She says softly and calmly.
Pikachu runs over and puts its head down. Ari runs until she's 3 feet away and puts her head down.
Pikachu uses head butt! Ari uses head butt! They crash into each other, head butting head. After the vigorous attack both pokemon sit down from impact shock. "Piikaaahh." The both moan at exactly the same time. Ashes jaw drops.
"How." he can't get out any more. Myra grins cockily. "Pikachu! Agility, then thunder-shock!" He calls out. He'd show Myra he was better!
"Pika!"
"Stay with the plan, Ari," Calls out Myra, still calm. It soon becomes clear why.
Pikachu uses Agility! Ari uses Agility! Pikachu and Ari both use Thunder- shock! "Piiikaaa-chuuuuu!!!"
"Hey! That's cheating!" Ash insists. "There has to be some type of rule against this."
"It's my gym! Move it or lose it, kid!" At this point Myra starts to laugh. "You were warned that this league is unusual! The rules in each gym are what the gym leader makes them! The only thing we're not allowed to do is change the number of pokemon you're allowed to use!"
"Yeah, no kidding," Comments Misty, looking on. Both pikachus appear to be exactly equal in strength and damage. It was obvious there would be a close match.
"Pikachu! Run around Ari as fast as you can! Thunder-bolt every chance you get!" Myra smiles. Pikachu picks himself up-
And spins in a complete circle before getting thunder-bolted. Ash tries to keep track of Ari's quick movements around Pikachu, but it seems impossible.
Suddenly something in Ash clicks. "Your pikachu does whatever I tell Pikachu to do!"
"You figured it out quicker than most. So what are you gonna do about it?" Myra smiles, still cocky, and leaving Ash with a tough situation. How do you defeat a pokemon that does whatever you tell your pokemon to do?
"Pikachu, stop using thunderbolt! And stand absolutely still!" Ari freezes, the last traces of a thunderbolt flickering away. Ash smiles. He knows how to win this! "Pikachu, since that other pikachu is listening to me instead of her, obey all my orders. Ok?" Ash winks at Pikachu, who immediately understands.
"Pika!" He nods. This pikachu's getting on his nerves.
"Don't use thunders-hock."
"Piiiikachuuu!!!" Shouts Pikachu, thunder-shocking Ari. Who falls over. Ash grins.
"Alright, pikachu, don't keep thunder-bolting the other pikachu!" Pikachu listens happily.
"Ari! Abandon the plan! Head-butt!" Ari head-butts a thunder-bolting Pikachu and faints.
"We did it! All right Pikachu!"
"Pika!"
"Where's the badge?"
"You're forgetting our challenge. You have to complete that before getting the rest of the badge," buts in Cat.
"So what's this challenge?"
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That was an unusual battle. What happens next is even weirder. Stay tuned, and flame me if you must, but please R&R!
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When we last left our heroes (coughing fit that sounds strangely like 'yeah right') they were sleeping in Gym Leader Catalina's house. Ash has a bubble coming out of his nose, Misty is half off the air mattress, Brock is miraculously managing to breathe through a pillow, Togepi is curled up by Misty, and Pikachu has just woken up to find the door open. Curious, he jumps off the couch he shared with Ash during the night and walks through, following his nose to the kitchen.
"Hey there, fella. How'd you sleep last night?" Asks Catalina, kneeling down to look into Pikachus eyes.
"Pika piiika chu." Responds pikachu, sniffing the air. Smelling pancakes, his eyes light up. "Pika pi!"
"Hey, Cat, is that the trainers Pikachu?" Asks a girl at the stove Pikachu hadn't noticed.
"Yup. He looks hungry." Replies Cat, turning to the person at the stove momentarily. Turning back to Pikachu she says, "How about it, little guy. Wake up that lazy trainer of yours and his friends, and you all get some pancakes."
"Pikachu," Replies Pikachu, ready and willing to shock Ash.
"Just don't hurt him. A little shock just large enough to wake him up." She smiles, seeing the look on the pokemon's face.
"Judging by his snoring he could be hit with lightning when wet without waking up," Says the person behind her. Pikachu decides he likes this girl.
"Sis, you're just saying that to make it easier on me later," Retorts Catalina. Pikachu perks up this sounds interesting.
"Well our unique battle style DOES usually require you getting beaten up at one point or another. And we won't say another word about it until the battle," Insists her sister. At which point Pikachu leaves to wake Ash and the gang.
One thunder shock later.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! !!!!!!!"
"Ouch," Comments Catalina.
"At least they're awake," Comments her sister, turning around with a grin on her face.
After the gang gets dressed they come into the kitchen. "Smells good," Comments Brock, looking around the kitchen. Suddenly he spots the older girl. Now, I mean a girl about 16. "Hey, what's a girl like you doing in a place like this?" He asks, going from trainer mode to madly in love mode, swooping over to stand next to the girl. The girl casually raises a hand and punches him.
"Since you didn't know, I won't take that personally," She says, turning around to face Ash and Misty. Completely ignoring Brocks bloody nose in the process. "Anyone up for pancakes?"
"All right," Agrees Ash, going to the set table and sitting down. There's already a stack in the center of the table, and they help themselves. Brock joins them a few seconds later, after cleaning up a little bit.
"No problem," Says the girl, sliding onto a bench on the other side and helping herself to a small stack. Catalina joins her, grabbing two. "So, which one of you is Ash?"
"That's me." Says Ash, after swallowing a large bite of pancake. "Are you the second gym leader?"
"That's me," Says the girl, smiling. "Names Myra. I understand you'll be having a battle with us later."
Ash nods. "Can I battle your pokemon, Myra? I don't think it would be fair to go against a kid."
Catalina opens her mouth, and then closes it when her sister gives her a death glare. "Sure you can go against my pokemon later, but you'll be going against Cat for the third part of the challenge."
"Aawww. But that'll be too easy!" Ash complains.
"Ash, you can't judge a trainer by size. Grow up, I'm sure you'll have a challenge," Intercepts Misty.
Cat smiles, a superior smile. "Believe me, he will," She insists, walking to the dishwasher with her dishes. Loading it, she continues, "Myra will show you the gym. Meet us there in an hour. Oh, and sis?"
"Yeah?"
"Take your Noctowl. That's the last time you do the shopping. He drove me nuts." Tossing a poke-ball at Myra, Cat leaves. Myra snags it from the air.
"One of the best parts is she doesn't know I told Noct to torment her while I was gone," Comments Myra to their stunned faces. "Finish your breakfast."
"You're a really good cook, Miss Myra. I myself have a hard time believing those pancakes were really that good. It was incredible." Brock, apparently, is still in love with the girl who nearly broke his nose.
"I already have a boyfriend." Five words have an amazing effect on Brock. He looks like a deflated balloon. Marya gets up and begins to clear the table.
55 Minutes Later
"Where ARE they?" Shouts Ash to the air. He had been shown the gym (down the hall from where they slept and to the right) and had returned to his room just long enough to turn around. He had left the gym once for the bathroom, and returned immediately after. Pikachu was next to him, obviously bored out of his mind.
"Right here." Ash turns around to see Cat, Myra, Misty, and Brock walk in.
"Ok, here are the rules for the battle. This league is to test the bond between trainer and pokemon. So for the first battle, against me, choose 1 pokemon." Myra smiles as she walks over to her side of the gym floor.
Ash doesn't hesitate. "Pikachu, I choose you!" He shouts!
"Pikachu!" Shouts Pikachu, running onto the field. Myra smiles.
"Lets see how you handle this." Instead of removing a poke-ball, she whistles. From a hallway on the gym leaders side comes a shout.
"Pikachu-uu!" Around the corner runs a pikachu, looking almost exactly like Pikachu.
"Ari, get out there and kick some tail!" Ash stares. Not only does he have to undergo another challenge after this, Pikachu has to fight a pikachu!
"Pikachu, head butt!" Ash cries. Myra smiles.
"The usual, Ari." She says softly and calmly.
Pikachu runs over and puts its head down. Ari runs until she's 3 feet away and puts her head down.
Pikachu uses head butt! Ari uses head butt! They crash into each other, head butting head. After the vigorous attack both pokemon sit down from impact shock. "Piikaaahh." The both moan at exactly the same time. Ashes jaw drops.
"How." he can't get out any more. Myra grins cockily. "Pikachu! Agility, then thunder-shock!" He calls out. He'd show Myra he was better!
"Pika!"
"Stay with the plan, Ari," Calls out Myra, still calm. It soon becomes clear why.
Pikachu uses Agility! Ari uses Agility! Pikachu and Ari both use Thunder- shock! "Piiikaaa-chuuuuu!!!"
"Hey! That's cheating!" Ash insists. "There has to be some type of rule against this."
"It's my gym! Move it or lose it, kid!" At this point Myra starts to laugh. "You were warned that this league is unusual! The rules in each gym are what the gym leader makes them! The only thing we're not allowed to do is change the number of pokemon you're allowed to use!"
"Yeah, no kidding," Comments Misty, looking on. Both pikachus appear to be exactly equal in strength and damage. It was obvious there would be a close match.
"Pikachu! Run around Ari as fast as you can! Thunder-bolt every chance you get!" Myra smiles. Pikachu picks himself up-
And spins in a complete circle before getting thunder-bolted. Ash tries to keep track of Ari's quick movements around Pikachu, but it seems impossible.
Suddenly something in Ash clicks. "Your pikachu does whatever I tell Pikachu to do!"
"You figured it out quicker than most. So what are you gonna do about it?" Myra smiles, still cocky, and leaving Ash with a tough situation. How do you defeat a pokemon that does whatever you tell your pokemon to do?
"Pikachu, stop using thunderbolt! And stand absolutely still!" Ari freezes, the last traces of a thunderbolt flickering away. Ash smiles. He knows how to win this! "Pikachu, since that other pikachu is listening to me instead of her, obey all my orders. Ok?" Ash winks at Pikachu, who immediately understands.
"Pika!" He nods. This pikachu's getting on his nerves.
"Don't use thunders-hock."
"Piiiikachuuu!!!" Shouts Pikachu, thunder-shocking Ari. Who falls over. Ash grins.
"Alright, pikachu, don't keep thunder-bolting the other pikachu!" Pikachu listens happily.
"Ari! Abandon the plan! Head-butt!" Ari head-butts a thunder-bolting Pikachu and faints.
"We did it! All right Pikachu!"
"Pika!"
"Where's the badge?"
"You're forgetting our challenge. You have to complete that before getting the rest of the badge," buts in Cat.
"So what's this challenge?"
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That was an unusual battle. What happens next is even weirder. Stay tuned, and flame me if you must, but please R&R!
