A/N: Wow. This story is much more popular than my other ones… hmm… I'll take note of this. Don't worry, Xellos will appear when he's good and ready to. If the "crazy lunatic girl" you're referring to is Martina, I think I'll have to wait until the tournament for her to appear. Just so I know, how many of you dislike Ash? There are various reasons…abandoning his pokemon when he wants to be a pokemon master… trying to abandon Pikachu… never realizing Misty might have feelings for him…. Never growing up… the list is endless. ^_^ If you decide to review, please tell me, because I'm considering having some Lina-style Ash-bashing. Your decision. Please Read and Enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon, or Slayers, or anything else that isn't mine to own.
Fire vs. Water
Home Sweet Home, Gourry!
"I'm home!"
Gourry banged open the front door of his Cerulean home. It was a normal looking living room, if you didn't mind that everything was some shade of blue.
Daisy popped her head from around the corner, hand with hairbrush still combing her hair. She smiled as she greeted, "Well, if it isn't, like, Gourry! You've been gone, like, forever! Hey girls, like, look what the cat dragged home!"
Gourry looked around blankly as footsteps were heard. "We have a cat? Wait, what's a 'cat'?"
"I think it's just an expression, Gourry."
Gourry jumped when he suddenly heard Lina's voice behind him.
Violet immediately asked upon coming into view, "So, like, Gourry, who's your little friend?"
Gourry seemed to have to think hard on that one. He looked up, he looked down, he closed his eyes, he opened his eyes, and declared, "I forgot!"
Lina walked forward, purposely tripping Gourry on the way. When she was within a few feet of the sisters, she closed her eyes, cleared her throat, and said in an extremely innocent and way-too-good-to-be-true way, "My name's Lina. Lina Inverse. I'm from Pallet Town. Nice to meet you."
Lina inclined her head forward slightly out of respect. They replied thus so:
"Like, Hi!"
"How did you, like, meet Gourry?"
"Yeah, and are you in town to, like, see us perform?"
Lina kept up her expression as she said back, "I fished him out of a pond, and no, I just stopped by to get a gym battle and maybe even a free place to stay the night?"
As Gourry groggily got up, Daisy winked and said, "Any friend of Gourry's is, like, always welcome here, right girls?"
Violet and Lily nodded in agreement. Lily added, "And we can, like, have the match tomorrow morning between, like, our practices."
Violet walked behind Gourry and pushed him lightly towards the inside of the house, as Lily did the same with Lina. Violet explained, "So, like, since you're spending the night, you should, like, take a shower. Do you have extra clothes?"
Lina made out a sound of affirmation. Daisy followed them and said, "Well, then, you can like, use our shower, 'cause we're, like, already done. Um.. Lina? You can, like, go first since you're, like, our guest."
Lina managed out a small 'Thanks' before she was rather shoved into the bathroom. Sighing, she went to take a quick shower, changed her clothes, and went out the door. She quickly found Gourry in the dining room, eating to his heart's content. She joined him, and told him that the shower was free.
That night, under the blanket in the guest room, Lina checked her Statidex for the Cerulean sisters. I'll list them in order:
Name: Daisy Waterflower
Race: Human
Hometown: Cerulean City
Height: 5' 3"
Weight: 110 lbs.
Pokemon:
Shellder (Lv. 22)
- Tackle
- Withdraw
- Aurora Beam
- Water Gun
Seel (Lv. 16)
- Headbutt
- Surf
- Aurora Beam
- Bubblebeam
Overall Grade: B
Status: Gym Leader
# of Badges: 1
Voice-over: Daisy is the oldest of the Cerulean Sisters that run the Cerulean Gym. She is also the most mature as she is smarter, nicer, and more skilled than the rest of the Sensational Sisters.
Name: Violet Waterflower
Race: Human
Hometown: Cerulean City
Height: 5' 3"
Weight: 108 lbs.
Pokemon:
Goldeen (Lv. 20)
- Peck
- Horn Attack
- Bubblebeam
- Tail Whip
Seel (Lv. 16)
- Headbutt
- Growl
- Aurora Beam
- Bubblebeam
Overall Grade: B
Status: Gym Leader
# of Badges: 1
Voice-over: Violet is the second-oldest Cerulean Sister. She is probably the most creative of the sisters, so she is the scriptwriter for the plays they perform. She is also a Cerulean Gym Leader.
Name: Lily Waterflower
Race: Human
Hometown: Cerulean City
Height: 5' 2"
Weight: 109 lbs.
Pokemon:
Staryu (Lv. 23)
-Tackle
-Rapid Spin
-Recover
-Water Gun
Seel (Lv. 16)
- Headbutt
- Surf
- Aurora Beam
- Bubblebeam
Overall Grade: B
Status: Gym Leader
# of Badges: 1
Voice-over: Lily is the youngest of the "Sensational Sisters". She loves the beautifying and water shows the most. She is also a Cerulean Gym Leader.
Lina murmured to herself, "Level 23 at the most? This might be tougher than I thought. I'm going to have to transfer some pokemon… Let's see… Press this, do that…"
The next morning, Lina was ready and waiting. After their morning lap around the pool, the three sisters dried off on the stands. Daisy asked Lina, "So, like, is a three-on-three battle, like, okay with you?"
Lina shrugged. "Fine by me. Let's start!"
Violet instructed, "Okay, then, like, go over there in the trainer's box, and, like, we'll start."
Gourry was acting as referee when the trainers all went to their designated boxes. It was the same field that Ash used. Somehow, Lina had managed to make it to the gym before Ash, so their pokemon were still A-okay.
Daisy said, "Okay, so, like, I'll go first. Go Shellby (Shellder)!"
"Shellder!"
Lina smirked. Carefully, she picked a pokeball from her belt and called forth, "Go Spade (Spearow)!"
"(I'm ready!)"
Gourry read his lines on a piece of paper. "Um… Trainers ready? Begin!"
Lina attacked first. "Spade, Tornado Tackle now!"
Daisy countered, "Shellby! Withdraw Now! Like, Lina? What's up with the weird names and all?"
Her question was answered when Lina's spearow dived in a fast twirl, which ended up looking like a tornado. Even when Shellder withdrew, the tornado pokemon knocked Shellder clear out of the pool. It was knocked out.
Gourry read slowly, "Uh… Shellder is unconscious. Spearow wins the round."
Daisy skipped out of the pool to tend to Shellder. "Like, Shellby, are you okay? Take a rest now." Daisy returned Shellder to its pokeball.
Violet was up next. "You're, like, good, Lina. Let's see how you do against Goldeen!"
"I'm staying with Spade. Spade, Drill Peck now!"
Spade went in for another dive. Violet was quick to react, "Goldeen, dive down, and then use Horn attack!"
Lina yelped when Spade hit the water, and then flew into the air by Goldeen's horn. When he flopped back down, he had fainted.
"Spearow is unconscious. Goldeen wins the round."
Lina grimaced. She returned Spade, and called out, "Butterfree! I choose you!"
"(Weee! A battle!)"
"Goldeen, like, Horn Attack again!"
"Butterfree move out of the way and use Sleep powder."
Since Butterfree moved out of the way, and Goldeen landed down in the water, both attacks were canceled.
"Butterfree, Whirlwind!"
"Goldeen, dive deep down to escape it!"
"Go onto the edge of the water and use Whirlwind again!"
A small whirlpool was the end effect. Goldeen was caught up in it, but so was Butterfree.
Lina called out for Butterfree to use Sleep Powder – bad idea.
When the whirlpool subsided, it was a double knockout.
"Both pokemon are unconscious. This round is a draw."
Lina returned Butterfree, as Violet did the same with Goldeen.
Again, the Cerulean Leader released first. "Staryu, I choose you!"
Lina grinned. Her expression darkened. "Let's end this! Pikachu, go!"
Lily sweated when the fat Pikachu came into play. "Pikachu! Use Slam!"
"Staryu, dodge underwater!"
"Follow it Pikachu!"
"Staryu, Rapid Spin!"
"Hold onto it Pikachu! Thunderbolt now!"
The pool flashed a bright yellow as the electricity took its toll. Eventually, Pikachu hopped back onto one of the pads, and Staryu floated to the surface, gem flashing dangerously.
"Staryu, Recover!"
Staryu healed, and flipped onto a pad on the opposite side. "Ha!"
Lina was relentless. "You survived one, but can you survive this? Pikachu, Bolt Skipper!"
Pikachu released a ball of electricity that skipped four times on the water, and hit Staryu. Again, Staryu fell weak, gem flashing.
"Pikachu! Don't give it a chance to recover! Full Body Slam!"
*SLAM* @_@
"Staryu is unable to battle. Pikachu is the winner! Challenger Lina Inverse from Pallet Town has won the match!"
Lina cheered and Pikachu came with a galloping jump into Lina's arms. "Good ol' Poppy! I knew I could count on you! Good job!"
She returned Pikachu to its pokeball, and walked around to the Cerulean Sisters. Lily returned Staryu to its pokeball, and they all walked towards her.
Daisy started, "Congratulations, Lina. That was a totally cool battle."
Violet continued, "You should come back and see our show sometime."
Lily added, "Oh, yeah. Like, duh, we totally forgot! Seel!"
Seel came from under the water and stuck out his tongue. On it was the Cerulean Badge, the Cascade Badge. Daisy picked it up and held it out to Lina. She took it with thanks and added, "I'm really not much of a water person. I have to go to the Pokecenter now. See ya later!"
Lina ran off before anybody could say anything else. Gourry thought a bit before saying, "Umm… I think I'm gonna go with her. You know, make sure she doesn't get hurt on her travels and stuff. I'll come back home sometime. Bye!"
With that, Gourry followed in Lina's tracks. The Sensational Sisters watched them leave, before saying, "Like, that was rude."
"Yeah, totally. Staying only for one night and then leaving again."
"We should probably, like, heal our pokemon before, like, our next show."
There was mutual agreement, and they left as well.
At the Pokecenter, Lina asked Nurse Joy to borrow a room, and she obliged, handing Lina a key. Lina hurriedly thanked her, took the key, and locked the door behind her. She released all of the pokemon she had used in battle, and immediately remedied each of them with a full restore. Spade, Butterfree, and Pikachu were all the more energetic. Lina then returned each of them to their pokeballs and set to work.
She pressed a code into her statidex, and it immediately popped out two identical pokeball slots on either side, as well as an antenna on the top. She dialed Professor Oak's number, and asked to return Pikachu for her Sandshrew. She put Pikachu's pokeball on the left side, it was transferred, and a different pokeball appeared on the right side. She thanked Prof. Oak and said goodbye. Putting in a different code, the slots and antenna disappeared, and Lina collapsed the hinged Statidex. Her new line-up consisted of Charmander, Spearow, Butterfree, Sandshrew, Ratticate, and Clefairy. Her badges included the Boulder Badge and the Cascade Badge. Lina sighed with happiness, and went back outside. After lunch, the two travelers were on their way again.
A/N: So how did you like this chapter? I have a feeling I made the Sensational sisters better trainers than they were supposed to be, but oh well. Don't forget to tell me your opinion about Ash. Oh, and besides Xellos, tell me who you want to see, and I'll see if I can fix it in somewhere. Just review! Thanks much for your time. ^_^