Silver's Status
Badges: 1
Pokemon: 6 (Cyndaquil, Butterfree, Bellsprout, Skiploom, Geodude, Egg)

Chapter 20: Battle Against the Bugs

That night at the Pokemon Center, Silver just couldn't sleep. He stared out of the Pokemon Center window
at the Azalea Town gym. The next day, he would be inside that gym competing for his second badge. He
turned around and saw Crystal sleeping like a baby.

"How come I can't go to sleep, and she can?", Silver asked himself. He went to lay down, and then he fell
asleep, dreaming about his next gym battle. When he woke up, he was still inside the Pokemon Center,
but Crystal was gone.

"She didn't wake me up!", he cried, but he knew that she didn't have to if she didn't want to. Silver took his
Pokemon back from Nurse Joy and let them out of the Pokeballs. They all cried out happily.

"I'm glad you're all ok", Silver said, "because we have a big battle today!" Suddenly, a boy with purple hair
and wearing a brown jacket walked into the Pokemon Center.

"Ah, Bugsy!", Nurse Joy said, "what happened?"

"Oh, some girl with blue hair destroyed my Pokemon, and now they need treatment", Bugsy said. Nurse
Joy took the boy's Pokemon and walked away to revitalize them. Bugsy then turned around and faced
Silver and his Pokemon. He walked over to Silver.

"Hi", Silver said, "I'm Silver".

'Nice to meet you", Bugsy said, "I'm Bugsy, the Azalea gym leader!" This made SIlver cringe, because he
knew this meant Crystal defeated Bugsy before he could.

"So, after I get my Pokemon back, we will battle", Bugsy told SIlver. SIlver walked into the lounge to wait.
Silver closed his eyes and fell asleep. When he woke up. He walked out and asked Nurse Joy about Bugsy.
She told him that Bugsy had got his Pokemon. Silver rushed off to the Gym.
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Silver arrived at the gym, ready and willing to go. He entered the gym and faced Bugsy. The gym was large
and looked like a greenhouse.

"I hope you're ready to battle!", SIlver called out. Bugsy nodded.

"We will each use 2 pokemon without a time limit!", Bugsy declared, "let this battle begin!" Silver took out a
pokeball.

"Geodude, go!", Silver yelled as he threw the ball. out came Geodude, ready for battle. Bugsy also threw a Pokeball.
Out of it came a Metapod. Silver checked the Pokedex and saw Metapod was the evolved form of Caterpie, a bug type,
and could harden it's shell.

"So, he uses bug type Pokemon!", Silver yelled, "Geodude, use Rock Throw!" Geodude picked up some rocks that appeared
from nowhere and threw them at Metapod.

"Metapod, dodge!", Bugsy said. Metapod jumped out of the way. Silver watched in awe.

"That Metapod's fast!", he said, "but we can beat it!"

"Metapod, use string shot!", Bugsy said. Metapod shot strings from out of it. The strings missed Geodude.

"Geodude, try rock throw again!", Silver yelled. Metapod easily dodged the attack. Silver had to think fast against his
toughest opponent yet.

"Metapod, use Tackle!", Bugsy commanded. Metapod rushed at Geodude. Silver knew just what to do.

"Geodude, grab it!", Silver yelled. Geodude stuck out both it's hands and caught Metapod in them.

"Oh no!", Bugsy yelled.

"Now, throw it!", Silver commanded. Geodude span around and around with its prey in its hands until it finally let go.
Metapod went flying in the air. Bugsy was smart enough to have Metapod use string shot, because the string wrapped around a tree.
Metapod swung around hanging by the string, but Geodude wasn't satisfied. It threw rocks at its opponent and it made contact. Metapod
fell from the tree and had fainted. Bugsy put Metapod back into it's Pokeball.

"That was great!", Bugsy commented, "but I doubt you will be able to beat this!" He threw another Pokeball and a big mantis
Pokemon came out.

"Scyther!", it yelled out. Silver checked his Pokedex and saw its name was Scyther.

"Scyther, use your Fury Cutter!", Bugsy commanded. Scyther took it's two blades for hands and swung at Geodude. It hit
Geodude with amazing force. Geodude had fainted.

"Geodude, return!", Silver said, returning his Pokemon back to it's Pokeball. He could see that Scyther was strong, but he
knew who to use. He too kout another Pokeball.

"Cyndaquil, I choose you!", Silver yelled, throwing the ball. Cyndaquil came out and got ready for battle.

'I'm sure Cyndaquil will be an easy opponent!", Bugsy said to himself," Scyther, use your Fury Cutter". Scyther rushed at
Cyndaquil, getting it's blades ready. Cyndaquil was quick enough to dodge it.

"Cyndaquil, Ember attack!", Silver yelled.

"Dodge it!", Bugsy screamed. Scyther was fast enough to dodge the Ember attack.

"Cyndaquil, use Tackle!", Silver commanded. Cyndaquil ran at Scyther, but Scyther swung at Cyndaquil, hitting it. Cyndaquil
fell backwards, but it wasn't hurt.

"Cyndaquil, try another Ember attack", Silver said. Cyndaquil let out more Embers, but Scyther dodged them. Scyther was
fast and had a lot of power. Silver figured there would be no way to beat it, but then he remembered back to his battle in
the Violet Gym. He remembered how Cyndaquils Flash attacked temporarily blinded Pidgeotto, long enough for Cyndaquil
to win. He now knew how to win.

"Scyther, go use your Fury Cutter attack!", Bugsy yelled. Scyther went after Cyndaquil. Silver knew it was time to finish this!

"Cyndaquil, use Flash attack!", Silver commanded. Just as before, Cyndaquils flame grew bigger, and just as before a blinding
light filled the room. Since the Gym was like a greenhouse, the light even went through the windows. When the light dimmed, Silver
could see that Bugsy's Scyther had been blinded. Now was Silver's time to attack.

"yndaquil, finish it with Ember attack!", Silver commanded. Cyndaquil shot more embers, and they hit Scyther. Cyndaquil would not
let up in the least bit, and it kept on laying down the power. Finally, Scyther fell to the ground, for it had fainted. Silver cheered and
congratulated Cyndaquil for a job well done.

"Scyther, return!", Bugsy said as he put Scyther back into it's Pokeball. Bugsy then watched as Silver celebrated. He walked up
to Silver.

"I believe this belongs to you!", Bugsy said. He pulled out a badge that looked like a ladybug.

"A HIVEBADGE", Bugsy said. Silever took the badge and thanked Bugsy.

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Silver was once again in the Pokemon Center waiting for his Pokemon, when Bugsy walked in.

"Hey", said Silver. Bugsy responded with a hi. Silver had a question for him.

"Can you tell me where I need to be next?", Silver asked.

"Well, your next stop is Goldenrod City. It's a long journey through the Ilex Forest and across a field, but it's well worth
your trouble!", Bugsy responded. Nurse Joy returned with Silvers Pokemon.

"Thanks", said Silver and he headed out of the Pokemon Center and toward the Ilex Forest, where his next adventure was set
to begin.