Disclaimer: still don't own pokemon, or yugioh..

CH 7 The Stone Badge's new owners

DJ slept soundly the rest of the night, only to be awoken by Bakura's bickering.

"I don't have to!"

"It's your fault that you clogged the toilet, Bakura, now plunge! I have to go!"

"Ratsum Fratsum"

"Yeah, keep mumbling!"

"RATSUM FRATSUM, THEN!"

"A bit early to be screaming, isn't it?"

"DJ, it's 10:00 AM!"

"I know! It's too early for this!"

"Some trainer."

"Now you listen to, to, to, meeeeee.." DJ fell back on to the couch and snored.

"Boys. Stupid!"

"I'm done - my queen."

"Oh shut it Bakura!"

"Hmm. Girls. Stupid! Hey, DJ, why are you still asleep? You've got that match for the Stone Badge today, remember?"

"AAAAHHH!!!" DJ stood straight up in less than a second, knocking Skull right off the couch. "I am ready! Here I come, Roxanne!" DJ and Bakura walked out of the Pokemon Center, closely followed by Alicia, Skull on DJ's back.

"This way!" Bakura pointed in the obviously wrong direction.

"Sure, Bakura! Go on to Petalburg woods!"

"NO!!! I meant this way!" This time he was pointing in the right direction. They walked towards the Gym, looking at the bright sky behind it.

"DJ, are you seriously gonna challenge her? It's my turn today."

"Sydney! Of course! Today's the day I earn my Stone Badge."

"Sorry, that privilege is mine."

"No, mine."

"No, mine."

"No, mine."

"Hehe, I'd be happy to battle both of you."

"Roxanne!"

"I've already beaten you once, Sydney. But my Pokemon could always use more experience."

"I'll show you! Your Pokemon won't be getting any experience, today!"

"And who are you, exactly?"

"The name's DJ. And after Sydney whoops your ass, I'll do you in."

"Is that so? It's not nice to swear, little boy!"

"I'm older!"

"But less mature.." Alicia cut in.

"Thanks, a lot Alicia."

"No problem!"

"Ugh -_-"

"I think you're a bit misguided." Roxanne stepped in. "I'm going to battle you both. At the same time. And because I'm a superior trainer, I'll let you each use two Pokemon. It'll be 4 against 2 in your favor."

"Fine, we'll except your terms!"

"Then step into my Gym, and prepare for defeat." DJ and Sydney opened the doors again (after Roxanne closed them on them).

"Roxanne!?!"

"Where'd she go?"

"Ha ha! Geodude, Nosepass, go!" Roxanne's voice came from deeper in the gym. Her two rock type Pokemon materialized in front of DJ and Sydney, and were waiting.

"Skull! Go and use Bone Club!" Skull leaped up into the air and landed in the middle of the two Pokemon. It swung its club either way a number of times, but hit nothing. "Ugh! they're fast!"

"Zangoose! Go use Slash!" Zangoose jumped from behind Sydney, and drew out its claws. It slashed where Nosepass was, but Zangoose's claws went straight through. It was a double.

"Great double team, Nosepass! Now Geodude, use Rock Throw over and over!" Geodude threw rocks that it made out of air.

"Skull! Dodge every one!" Skull leaped left and right, rocks falling everywhere.

"You too, Zangoose!" Zangoose drew out its claws again, slashing each one in two.

"We can't keep this up Sydney!"

"It's fine! The rocks'll stop soon!"

"Skull! Use withdraw!"

"Zangoose, Defense Curl!"

"That won't help you two amateurs! Nosepass! Screech!" Nosepass opened its beak like mouth and let out a horrible sound. Even Geodude covered its ears. Skull and Zangoose pulled out of their defensive attacks, and held their own ears.

"Now, Geodude! Rock Throw!"

"No, Skull, Return!" Skull started to glow. "Skull, I said Return! Come here!"

"DJ, don't stop Skull!"

"What's he doing?"

"I think it's using the move, Return!"

"Ahh!" Skull's eyes glowed, and there was fire around it. It illuminated the Gym, and the whole lot of Nosepass. Skull drew his arms back and screamed, "CEEEEEEUUUUUBOOOOONE!!!!!!!!!"

"What's that?" DJ pulled out his Pokedex, and pointed it at the raging Cubone.

"Return. The strength of this move increases the more the Pokemon likes the trainer it belongs to."

"Zangoose! Defense Curl before Skull unleashes its attack!"

"CEEEEUUUUUUUBOOOOONE!!!" The fire around Skull expanded in a huge explosion, consuming all of Nosepass' copies. They vanished, and the real Nosepass fainted. Geodude was blown to the wall, and then the ground of the Gym.

"NO! I can't loose!"

"You just did! Yay!" Skull trotted back to DJ, and hugged him. It glowed a bright white light, and began to enlarge.

"DJ, you've done it! Skull's evolving!"

"Wow!" The glowing Cubone in front of DJ had stopped growing, and its new body showed. Still hugging DJ was a magnificent Marowak, with a bigger and tougher looking bone. It backed off DJ, and the new Pokemon looked at the bigger club it was holding, and smiled.

"Let's see." DJ pulled out his Pokedex, and pointed at Skull again.

"MAROWAK IS THE EVOLVED FORM OF A CUBONE THAT HAS OVERCOME ITS SADNESS AT THE LOSS OF ITS MOTHER AND GROWN TOUGH. THIS POKéMON's TEMPERED AND HARDENED SPIRIT IS NOT EASILY BROKEN."

"Wow, that's amazing. I can't believe you two beat me. I went to that prep. School. I trained for hours a day, and you still passed me up. Here. A Stone Badge for each of you. And congrats for you and Marowak, DJ."

"Thank you, Roxanne." The four of them walked out of the Gym smiling and admiring the newly evolved Pokemon at DJ's side.

"DJ, do you think I could maybe, um, come with you and your gang? I mean, I'm going the same way as you anyways, so.."

"Sure, Syd."

"Hey, you called me Syd! How'd you know that was my nickname?" "I dunno, lucky guess?" Over the Millennium Bracelet was a transparent Millennium Eye, glowing.

Oooooookay, that was it! How fun! Okay, I'll update soon with "Ra's Rampage" really soon!" oops, I gave it out.