Chapter Nine
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Pokemon, except the ones I made up (you'll know which ones). So, read and enjoy! Don't forget to review!!!
"Where is the Pokemon Gym, already?" Ash asked as he, Misty, Brock, Yuri and Jessica walked in the busy street.
"It's close. In fact, here it is!" Jessica said as everybody stopped in front of a large building with little baby Pokemon pictures all over the front.
"I cannot believe that we didn't see this big building before..." Yuri sighed. Everybody laughed, and started to walk up the front doors.
Inside the big, pink gym, the group found stuffed animals that looked like Baby Pokemon everywhere.
"This is making me sick..." Ash groaned.
"Hello, there! My name is Kristan. I don't think I've ever seen you here before, have I?" a girl with long, brown hair asked. She was wearing a light pink short shirt with one strap over her left shoulder and light blue pants with black platforms. She had a necklace with a cross on it, and she was holding two of the stuffed animals which looked like a Teddiursa and an Eevee.
"I'm new here. My name is Ash, and I challenge you to a Pokemon battle!" Ash challenged as he walked forward.
"Very well. Follow me!" Kristan said as she began to walk down a light pink colored hall. When they stopped walking, they stood before a brown door.
"This is the battling room?" Ash asked.
"Yes! Come on, let's battle!" Kristan said as she opened the door and walked inside.
The paint scheme in the room was just the same as her clothes: light pink and blue. The only difference was that the field looked like it had been drawn by chalk.
"It's a 3 on 3 Pokemon battle for the Cute Badge, okay?" Kristan said as she dug around her stuffed animals and pulled out 3 PokeBalls.
"Sound fine to me! Go, Noctowl!" Ash commanded as he threw a PokeBall onto the chalk field.
"Go, Cleffa!" Kristan shouted as she threw her PokeBall into the air, revealing a Cleffa.
"Cleffa? What's that?" Ash asked as he dug his PokeGear out of his pocket and pointed it to the small pink Pokemon.
'Cleffa. Because of its unusual, star-like silhouette, people believe that it came here on a meteor. When numerous meteors illuminate the sky, sighting of Cleffa strangely increase. It evolves into Clefairy through taming.'
"Cleffa, use Pound!" Kristan instructed. Cleffa jumped high up into the air, and dropped back to the field, hitting Noctowl hard in the process.
"Noctowl, use Take Down!" Ash commanded. Noctowl flew out of the sky, aiming for Cleffa. It hit Cleffa, but Noctowl was hit with recoil.
"Cleffa, use Sweet Kiss!" Kristan shouted as she pointed at Noctowl. Cleffa ran over to Noctowl, who had landed on the ground, and gave it a kiss. Noctowl then became confused.
"No, Noctowl! Okay, try using Fly!" Ash commanded. Noctowl seemed to listen, and flew into the air.
"Oh, no! Noctowl is too high to attack. Cleffa, use Sing!" Kristan ordered. Cleffa began to sing a song, but with no effect.
"Go, Noctowl! FLY!" Ash shouted. Noctowl flew down from the sky, aiming at Cleffa. As it flew down toward the field, Cleffa began to shake. Noctowl hit Cleffa, causing it to faint.
"Cleffa, return. Go, Elekid!" Kristan said as she called back her Cleffa and sent out her electric Pokemon. Once again, Ash pointed his PokeGear to the Pokemon.
'Elekid. It rotates its arms to generate electricity, but it tires easily, so it charges up only a little bit. Even in the most vicious storm, this Pokemon plays happily if thunder rumbles in the sky.'
"Elekid, use Thunder Punch!" Kristan commanded. Elekid rotated his arms 3 times and gathered electric energy into his right hand, which was formed into a fist. Elekid rushed to Noctowl and punched it in the stomach. Noctowl flew backwards toward Ash, and fainted.
"Noctowl, return! Go, Bayleef!" Ash said as he threw his second PokeBall onto the chalk field, releasing his Bayleef. "Bayleef, use Body Slam on Elekid!"
"Bay bay!" Bayleef cried as she jumped over Elekid and fell on top of him. Bayleef then walked back to her side of the field and waited for Elekid to make a move.
"Elekid, are you okay?" Kristan called as Elekid was trying its hardest to stand up. When it stood on both feet, it awaited its next command. "Good! Use Thunderbolt now!"
Elekid began to rotate his arms again, only at a more rapid pace than the last time. Then the electric energy moved up to the outlet on top of his head, and released a giant bolt of lightning, aiming for Bayleef.
"Bayleef, dodge it and use Vine Whip!" Ash commanded. Bayleef jumped out of the way just in time for the lightning bolt to hit the ground, and released two vines from her neck. The vines wrapped around Elekid, and Bayleef lifted him up in the air, and slammed him back down. She continued this strategy three more times, causing Elekid to faint.
"Elekid, return. Go, Miltank!" Kristan shouted as she released her third PokeBall onto the field. For the last time, Ash got his PokeGear out and pointed it to Miltank.
'Miltank. Its milk is packed with nutrition, making it the ultimate beverage for the sick or weary. If it has just had a baby, the milk it produces contains much more nutrition than usual.'
"Miltank, use Rollout!" Kristan commanded. Miltank rolled up into a ball and began to roll across the field at a high speed, hitting Bayleef and causing it to launch into the air and fall back down to earth. "Great, Miltank! Go around and hit Bayleef again!" Miltank didn't stop to take a break; instead, it just went around Kristan and made its way back to Bayleef, only faster than the first time.
"Bayleef, dodge it!" Ash tried to instruct, but it was too late. Miltank hit Bayleef, launching it into the air once again. When Bayleef landed, it had fainted.
"Bayleef, return. Go, Bulbasaur!" Ash called out one of his first Pokemon, Bulbasaur. "Bulbasaur, use Solar Beam!" Bulbasaur began to gather energy into the seed on its back, giving Miltank some time to attack.
"Miltank, use Rollout!" Kristan commanded as Miltank stopped in front of her. Miltank then rolled up into a ball once again and began rolling at Bulbasaur.
"Bulbasaur, jump into the air, then use Solar Beam!" Ash instructed. Bulbasaur jumped into the air before Miltank could hit him, and aimed the top of his seed at the ground to Miltank. He then released a bright beam to the ground below him, and hit Miltank.
"Miltank? Are you okay, Miltank?" Kristan asked her Pokemon. Everybody looked to the field to see where Miltank was, and saw it had fainted onto the ground. "Miltank, return. Well done, Ash!"
"That sure was a great battle, Here's your reward, Ash!" Kristan said as she and Ash, Misty, Brock, Yuri and Jessica stepped outside the gym's front doors. She held out her hand, which had a strawberry-shaped red badge in it.
"Thanks, Kristan. If this was the first badge, I don't think I want to imagine the next gym!" Ash said.
"If you're looking for the next town, just go over the mountains and go east. Just follow the path, and you'll arrive in Blueberry City. The leader there is Bobbi. She's a Psychic Pokemon trainer. Good luck, Ash!" Kristan said as she walked back into the gym.
"Well, do you guys want to sleep over at my house tonight?" Jessica asked as she noticed the sun was beginning to set behind the mountains.
"Thanks for the offer, but I think we have to go now. You see, there's something important we have to find out, and we should get going. Thanks for everything, Jessica!" Ash tried to explain.
"I understand, and you're welcome. Here, take these with you." Jessica said as she took off her bandanas that were on her ankle, forehead, left arm and right arm.
"But, aren't these important to you, Jessica?" Yuri asked as she grabbed the red and white one. Misty grabbed a blue and white one, Brock grabbed a gray one, and Ash took the green one.
"Yeah, but I thought you guys would need them more than me. Well, I guess you guys should go now. We'll have that battle later, Ash." Jessica said as she held out her hand.
"It's a deal." Ash said as he reached out his hand and shook Jessica's.
"Well, good-bye, everybody!" Jessica waved good-bye as Ash, Misty, Yuri and Brock walked toward the mountains in the distance.
Once outside Strawberry City, Ash had put the Cute Badge in his jacket on the upper left corner.
"It looks good there, I must say!" Ash gloated.
"This is how he usually is when he wins his first badge..." Misty whispered into Yuri's ear.
~~Next chapter: Ash has gotten his first badge in Banto, and next is the Blueberry City badge. But, will Ash, Misty, Brock and Yuri ever find Blueberry City, or will they get lost in the mountains? To find out, keep reading!
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters from Pokemon, except the ones I made up (you'll know which ones). So, read and enjoy! Don't forget to review!!!
"Where is the Pokemon Gym, already?" Ash asked as he, Misty, Brock, Yuri and Jessica walked in the busy street.
"It's close. In fact, here it is!" Jessica said as everybody stopped in front of a large building with little baby Pokemon pictures all over the front.
"I cannot believe that we didn't see this big building before..." Yuri sighed. Everybody laughed, and started to walk up the front doors.
Inside the big, pink gym, the group found stuffed animals that looked like Baby Pokemon everywhere.
"This is making me sick..." Ash groaned.
"Hello, there! My name is Kristan. I don't think I've ever seen you here before, have I?" a girl with long, brown hair asked. She was wearing a light pink short shirt with one strap over her left shoulder and light blue pants with black platforms. She had a necklace with a cross on it, and she was holding two of the stuffed animals which looked like a Teddiursa and an Eevee.
"I'm new here. My name is Ash, and I challenge you to a Pokemon battle!" Ash challenged as he walked forward.
"Very well. Follow me!" Kristan said as she began to walk down a light pink colored hall. When they stopped walking, they stood before a brown door.
"This is the battling room?" Ash asked.
"Yes! Come on, let's battle!" Kristan said as she opened the door and walked inside.
The paint scheme in the room was just the same as her clothes: light pink and blue. The only difference was that the field looked like it had been drawn by chalk.
"It's a 3 on 3 Pokemon battle for the Cute Badge, okay?" Kristan said as she dug around her stuffed animals and pulled out 3 PokeBalls.
"Sound fine to me! Go, Noctowl!" Ash commanded as he threw a PokeBall onto the chalk field.
"Go, Cleffa!" Kristan shouted as she threw her PokeBall into the air, revealing a Cleffa.
"Cleffa? What's that?" Ash asked as he dug his PokeGear out of his pocket and pointed it to the small pink Pokemon.
'Cleffa. Because of its unusual, star-like silhouette, people believe that it came here on a meteor. When numerous meteors illuminate the sky, sighting of Cleffa strangely increase. It evolves into Clefairy through taming.'
"Cleffa, use Pound!" Kristan instructed. Cleffa jumped high up into the air, and dropped back to the field, hitting Noctowl hard in the process.
"Noctowl, use Take Down!" Ash commanded. Noctowl flew out of the sky, aiming for Cleffa. It hit Cleffa, but Noctowl was hit with recoil.
"Cleffa, use Sweet Kiss!" Kristan shouted as she pointed at Noctowl. Cleffa ran over to Noctowl, who had landed on the ground, and gave it a kiss. Noctowl then became confused.
"No, Noctowl! Okay, try using Fly!" Ash commanded. Noctowl seemed to listen, and flew into the air.
"Oh, no! Noctowl is too high to attack. Cleffa, use Sing!" Kristan ordered. Cleffa began to sing a song, but with no effect.
"Go, Noctowl! FLY!" Ash shouted. Noctowl flew down from the sky, aiming at Cleffa. As it flew down toward the field, Cleffa began to shake. Noctowl hit Cleffa, causing it to faint.
"Cleffa, return. Go, Elekid!" Kristan said as she called back her Cleffa and sent out her electric Pokemon. Once again, Ash pointed his PokeGear to the Pokemon.
'Elekid. It rotates its arms to generate electricity, but it tires easily, so it charges up only a little bit. Even in the most vicious storm, this Pokemon plays happily if thunder rumbles in the sky.'
"Elekid, use Thunder Punch!" Kristan commanded. Elekid rotated his arms 3 times and gathered electric energy into his right hand, which was formed into a fist. Elekid rushed to Noctowl and punched it in the stomach. Noctowl flew backwards toward Ash, and fainted.
"Noctowl, return! Go, Bayleef!" Ash said as he threw his second PokeBall onto the chalk field, releasing his Bayleef. "Bayleef, use Body Slam on Elekid!"
"Bay bay!" Bayleef cried as she jumped over Elekid and fell on top of him. Bayleef then walked back to her side of the field and waited for Elekid to make a move.
"Elekid, are you okay?" Kristan called as Elekid was trying its hardest to stand up. When it stood on both feet, it awaited its next command. "Good! Use Thunderbolt now!"
Elekid began to rotate his arms again, only at a more rapid pace than the last time. Then the electric energy moved up to the outlet on top of his head, and released a giant bolt of lightning, aiming for Bayleef.
"Bayleef, dodge it and use Vine Whip!" Ash commanded. Bayleef jumped out of the way just in time for the lightning bolt to hit the ground, and released two vines from her neck. The vines wrapped around Elekid, and Bayleef lifted him up in the air, and slammed him back down. She continued this strategy three more times, causing Elekid to faint.
"Elekid, return. Go, Miltank!" Kristan shouted as she released her third PokeBall onto the field. For the last time, Ash got his PokeGear out and pointed it to Miltank.
'Miltank. Its milk is packed with nutrition, making it the ultimate beverage for the sick or weary. If it has just had a baby, the milk it produces contains much more nutrition than usual.'
"Miltank, use Rollout!" Kristan commanded. Miltank rolled up into a ball and began to roll across the field at a high speed, hitting Bayleef and causing it to launch into the air and fall back down to earth. "Great, Miltank! Go around and hit Bayleef again!" Miltank didn't stop to take a break; instead, it just went around Kristan and made its way back to Bayleef, only faster than the first time.
"Bayleef, dodge it!" Ash tried to instruct, but it was too late. Miltank hit Bayleef, launching it into the air once again. When Bayleef landed, it had fainted.
"Bayleef, return. Go, Bulbasaur!" Ash called out one of his first Pokemon, Bulbasaur. "Bulbasaur, use Solar Beam!" Bulbasaur began to gather energy into the seed on its back, giving Miltank some time to attack.
"Miltank, use Rollout!" Kristan commanded as Miltank stopped in front of her. Miltank then rolled up into a ball once again and began rolling at Bulbasaur.
"Bulbasaur, jump into the air, then use Solar Beam!" Ash instructed. Bulbasaur jumped into the air before Miltank could hit him, and aimed the top of his seed at the ground to Miltank. He then released a bright beam to the ground below him, and hit Miltank.
"Miltank? Are you okay, Miltank?" Kristan asked her Pokemon. Everybody looked to the field to see where Miltank was, and saw it had fainted onto the ground. "Miltank, return. Well done, Ash!"
"That sure was a great battle, Here's your reward, Ash!" Kristan said as she and Ash, Misty, Brock, Yuri and Jessica stepped outside the gym's front doors. She held out her hand, which had a strawberry-shaped red badge in it.
"Thanks, Kristan. If this was the first badge, I don't think I want to imagine the next gym!" Ash said.
"If you're looking for the next town, just go over the mountains and go east. Just follow the path, and you'll arrive in Blueberry City. The leader there is Bobbi. She's a Psychic Pokemon trainer. Good luck, Ash!" Kristan said as she walked back into the gym.
"Well, do you guys want to sleep over at my house tonight?" Jessica asked as she noticed the sun was beginning to set behind the mountains.
"Thanks for the offer, but I think we have to go now. You see, there's something important we have to find out, and we should get going. Thanks for everything, Jessica!" Ash tried to explain.
"I understand, and you're welcome. Here, take these with you." Jessica said as she took off her bandanas that were on her ankle, forehead, left arm and right arm.
"But, aren't these important to you, Jessica?" Yuri asked as she grabbed the red and white one. Misty grabbed a blue and white one, Brock grabbed a gray one, and Ash took the green one.
"Yeah, but I thought you guys would need them more than me. Well, I guess you guys should go now. We'll have that battle later, Ash." Jessica said as she held out her hand.
"It's a deal." Ash said as he reached out his hand and shook Jessica's.
"Well, good-bye, everybody!" Jessica waved good-bye as Ash, Misty, Yuri and Brock walked toward the mountains in the distance.
Once outside Strawberry City, Ash had put the Cute Badge in his jacket on the upper left corner.
"It looks good there, I must say!" Ash gloated.
"This is how he usually is when he wins his first badge..." Misty whispered into Yuri's ear.
~~Next chapter: Ash has gotten his first badge in Banto, and next is the Blueberry City badge. But, will Ash, Misty, Brock and Yuri ever find Blueberry City, or will they get lost in the mountains? To find out, keep reading!