***Zzzz....lol I'm bored so I decided to go ahead and do Ch33, this one is more about Shane and his past...***

~Two Birds With One Goal!~

Making their way through the hills to the next Johto gym Dustin, Jen, and Shane followed the upward path.

"So Dustin what's your plans for the next gym?" Jen asked curious to Dustin's replie.

"-Uh..." Dustin wasn't sure what the gym leader specialized in, "I'll use Quilava, Larvitar, and uh...Teddiursa..." Dustin tried to change the subject, "I hope the egg hatches soon..."

"Do you know who the leader of Ecruteak is?" Shane ignored Dustin's attempt to shift the conersation.

"-Uh no..." Dustin replied.

"A powerful man named Morty," Shane answered, "I hear he has the ability to look deep into the future..."

"So what's his team consist of?" Jen questioned.

"The fearsome and powerful ghost types," Shane said as they continued to walk down the path, "Ghost types only fear other ghost and dark attacks, and some bugs..."

"I don't have a ghost type," Dustin sighed, "Or a dark...not even a bug..."

"Somehow you'll beat him," Shane quickly smirked, "You allways get lucky and find a way, Morty probably won't even be able to explain it."

"I think that was a compliment..." Jen explained to Dustin.

Dustin ignored it because his attention was one the black crow pokemon in front of him, "Look!" he pointed, "A dark type!"

"A Murkrow!" Shane replied. "They usually come out during the night, I've never seen one in the day!"

"We'll I'm gonna catch it!" Dustin enlarged a pokeball, "Go Larvitar!" Dustin threw his pokeball and out came his rock pokemon.

"Tar!" Larvitar smiled and jumped up as it was releashed.

"Tacke now!" Dustin commanded.

"Larv!" Larvitar got on all four and came running at Murkrow. Murkrow chirped and flew in the air.

"Use Rock Throw Larvitar!"

Larvitar lifted it's arms created rocks to hover from the ground, with a small grunt the rocks went flying to Murkrow, but missed. Murkrow faded away and reappeared behind Larvitar clawing it with it's talons. Larvitar hit the ground face first.

"Try getting up," Dustin shouted, Larvitar slowly got back up, "Good job now use Leer!"

Larvitar turned around and looked Murkrow in the eyes. Murkrow's eyes glew black and spoked Larvitar.

"That was Mean Look," Jen informed Dustin, "Be careful Murkrow is a tricky pokemon!"

Dustin nodded, "Use Sand Attack!"

Larvitar started to kick up sand but Murkrow fly up and spread it's wings flashing a blinding light and confusing Larvitar.

"Larvitar!" Dustin shouted, Larvitar was in a dazz and looked around and swung back and forth.

A far ways back behind the gang a very tired Kym and Ken slowly made their way to the next city.

"I'm so tired..." Kym complained.

"Me too," Ken added, "Tired of losing..."

"We haven't heard from the boss in forever..." Kym said.

"I wounder if the boss still oves us?" Ken hoped so.

"I don't care," Kym replied.

"You don't?"

"Trying to steal is getting old..."

"...That's true," Ken agreed.

"But getting revenge on those punks is different!" Kym grined evily.

"And by revenge you mean stealing um...taking his pokemon?" Ken asked.

"Correct," Kym laughed.

"Your one tough pokemon," Dustin said to the Murkrow, "But that's why I want you more...to help me beat some ghost pokemon."

"Murkrow return," a voice said as a red beam absorbed the black bird. A young man around Shane's age with light brown hair walked up to the group, he was dressed in clothes similar to those worn in the Violet City gym.

"Cedirc?" Shane asked, "Is it you?"

"It's me," he replied, "I just heard from Master Fawkner you were out on your own and I decided to follow in your footsteps, who are these people?"

"Oh, sorry," Shane forgot to introduce Dustin and Jen, "This is Dustin, he plans on winning the Johto Cup, and Jen, she wants to be a pokemon raiser."

"Hey," Jen replied, "Nice to met you."

"Who is this Shane?" Dustin rudely asked, Jen nudged him in the stomache with her elbow, "Ouch..." he squinted.

"Cedric," Shane answered, "Me and him used to both train at my brother's gym, we grew up together."

"Yes we did," Cedric added, "Funny by the way your brother talked I thought you were all independent and grown up," he chuckled, "Guess I was wrong."

"I travel with my...friends," Shane was getting furious at Cedric's remarks.

"Yes yes," Cedric laughed, "Call it what you want...your still only a little boy."

"You know I tried being nice to you in front of my friends but you have to keep running your mouth!" Shane got angry, "Truth be told me and Cedric were rivals, not friends."

"Were?" Cedric raised an eyebrow, "Oh yes I supose you don't train flying types anymore do you?"

"But your pokemon were your mouth is and let's battle!" Shane quicky replied, "Two pokemon each!"

"Fine," Cedric shruged.

"I've never seen Shane get so pumped," Dustin told Jen.

"He's standing his ground," Jen responded.

"We'll see who is the better flying trainer then," Cedric enlarged a pokeball, "Go Jumpluff," he threw in the pokeball and out came the evolution of Skiploom.

"That's what Skiploom turns into," Jen informed Dustin.

"It's a flying type?" Dustin asked.

"And a grass," Jen finished.

"Fine," Shane enlarged one of his pokeballs, "Go Spearow!" Shane threw the pokeball into the air and out soared Spearow.

"Jumpluff use Cotton Spore!"

"Pluff!" Jumpluff started to wiggle spraying a white pollen that filled the air. Spearow flaped it's wings and blew the spores back.

"Good move," Shane told his Spearow, "Now keep it up and use Aerial Ace!"

Spearow chirped and flew up some more, then it came crashing down drawing energy around it's beak as it slamed into Jumpluff and knocked the weed pokemon back a couple of feet, Speaorow flew up a little bit and saw it's victim's reaction.

"That's allright Jumpluff!" Cedric smirked, "Jumpluff show this bird your Sleep Powder!"

"Whirl Wind!" Shane quickly commanded.

As Jumpluff started to spray the pollen Spearow created a gust and blew back the blue powder some.

"Fine then," Cedric was growing mad, "Let's use a Nature Power!"

"Pluff!" Jumpluff started to glow then a shower of star shaped energy came crashing down on Spearow.

"Agility!" Shane shouted.

Spearow faded and reappeared dodging some of the stars it did this two times and made it through the attack.

"This is getting old," Cedric replied, "Jumpluff return," he recollected his power. "I guess I'll have to use the big guns," Cedirc began to laugh as he enlarged a pokeball. "Go Dodrio!" he slung his pokeball in the battle out merging a three headed bird pokemon.

"Ok then," Shane replied, "Spearow good work, return," he withdrew his pokemon and enlarged another pokeball, "Go Noctowl!"

"Hoo!" Noctowl hooted as it flew into the sky.

"Dodrio use Quick Attack!"

"Noctowl you too!"

Dodrio quickly faded and jumped in the air at Noctowl with it's three heads pointing sharp, Noctowl flashed from the sky and reappeared slaming it's beak into Dodrio's body section. Dodrio hoped back down to the ground.

"Start an Uproar!" Cedric commanded.

"RIO!" Dodrio screeched a horrible sound from all three heads.

"Ouch!" Dustin and Jen screamed cuping their hands over their ears.

"Noctowl use Hyponosis!" Shane shouted over the screech.

Noctowl looked down and sent two red waves at Dodrio. The three headed bird quickly dodged them and continued to scream.

"Ah!" Shane screamed but tried to block it out, "Use Super Sonic!"

Noctowl unleashed a terrible hoot that overtook Dodrio's and confused the triplebird pokemon.

Dustin and Jen uncovered their ears.

"That was worse than Larvitar's," Dustin laughed.

"Dodrio snap out of it!" Cedric shouted but the three heads were fighting with each other. "Stupid birds..."

"Allright Noctowl use a Take Down!" Shane commanded.

Noctowl began to dive down, it aimed right at the Dodrio and hit it with it's beak right at the stomache area agian, Noctowl flew up agian to dodge any attacks.

"Tri Attack now!" Cedric roared, snapping Dodrio out of confusion.

The three heads looked up at Noctowl, one chirped and created a ball of fire, the middle on chirped and made a ball of ice, the one on the left chirped and made a ball of thunder, they all chirped together and created an elemental orb. They then screamed and the ball came flying at Noctowl.

"Reflect!" Shane shouted.

Right before the circular blast made it to Noctowl the owl pokemon flaped it's wings and created an invisible wall, knocking the ball back at Dodrio. The ball came near Dodrio then a strike of lightning, blizzard of ice, and ball of red fire hit the maker of the attack.

"No!" Cedric shouted, Dodrio had fallen over and been knocked out. "Stupid bird, return," he withdrew his pokemon. "I hate to say it but...I'm not gonna say it!" Cedric grunted and walked past the gang in the opposite direction.

"Noctowl great job," Shane smiled, "Return!" he brought his pokemon from the sky to the pokeball.

"What was that all about?" Jen asked.

"Everysince we were little he had to be better than me and called me names because of Fawkner being my brother," Shane quickly explained, "Now let's get going before I have to give a history lesson!"

"Ok..." Dustin slowly said, "But dude you called us your friends...remember?"

"Yes," Shane smirked and laughed some, "I guess your right, yuo guys are my friends..."

"We sure are!" Jen smiled as the three continued their way to the next gym.

***Another chapter done! Hope you liked it I figured I'd take the spotlight off Dustin and give it to Shane for a change. Please R&R***