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Notes: for telepathy, for thoughts, italics in case a pokemon talks.
Chapter 10: Gym battle: VS Erika
True enough, both fossil dinosaurs returned the next day looking very pleased with themselves.
"Are they going to have eggs?"
"Maybe."
Lance said. "One can never tell though."
"Oh." Ash imagined a baby
aerodactyl. Might be cute…
Lance got up. "You're leaving Cinnabar today, right?"
"Yes, I went to go see my grandfather yesterday. He's fine now." Ash said. His Volcano badge gleamed along with his other three, it hadn't been a very hard battle.
"That's good. Where are you off to next?"
"Celadon. It's the logical choice."
"Good luck then." Lance said. "I'm heading off to the islands. Maybe we'll meet again."
He mounted Aerodactyl and flew off, as Ash waved goodbye.
I think you miss him already. Poli put in.
Ash shook his head. "No! It's nothing like that! Come on let's go train! Time's a-wasting!"
Poli looked at Venus, who laughed and ran after Ash. Oh yes he does…
He's the only one that can't see it. Funny. Raichu said.
Maybe it's because humans only like some types of love?
Hm?
Like, they wouldn't understand why Lapras and Gyarados are a couple, because they're different species. And…
And?
If both are the same gender, they don't let it happen.
That's terrible!
I know!
Hm… Star looked speculative. Is that why Ash's father and mother don't live together?
Oh no, that's something different. They call it divorce. Kadabra told the group. Mates don't stay together.
That's terrible!
We pokemon are so much more sensible.
Yes, yes. And even when Ash's father was home, he wasn't nice.
Anyone could say that. Raichu mocked.
I know. Just restating a fact.
"Come on, Aerodactyl, let's go!" Ash called out his own pokemon and they flew for Celadon.
Relationships
could wait; he had to win the championships this year first!
They arrived in Celadon minutes
later.
"Gym, here we come!" Ash said, as he and his group went in.
Luckily, there were no junior trainers around. Erika was meditating on a mat. Ash waited for forty minutes until she was finished.
"Erika, I ask you for a battle."
"Agreed." Erika said. "You want my badge? Let's do three on three."
Ash immediately got ready to attack.
"Tangela, go."
With a signal, Aeroy swooped down with Wing Attack, and then blew Tangela out the window with a Hyper Beam.
"Very fast." Erika nodded, recalling her pokemon and switching for Vileplume. "Petal Dance!"
The air filled with pieces of foliage, and Aerodactyl wound up with his eyes covered, so he couldn't see.
"Can't attack like that…" Ash was about to say, before he cracked a grin. "Sorry, Erika. But that won't do anything."
After all, Aerodactyl hardly ever relied on sight. The petals were actually helping its eyes, but that wasn't the point.
Another hyper beam knocked out vileplume.
Ash smirked, striking a pose strangely reminiscent of Lance, but he didn't notice. Those things adapted over time.
"What's your last pokemon?"
Victreebell leaped out and tried to eat Aerodactyl. Vines dragged the pokemon to the floor, but not before Aerodactyl managed supersonic.
While Victreebel was confused, Ash recalled Aerodactyl and swapped pokemon. Out popped a Ninetails.
"Ninetails, Flamethrower!"
Well, there's the end of that game.
Ninetails preened, as Ash petted her.
He had caught her on Cinnabar in the abandoned mansion. That old place might be dangerous, but it had yielded several good pokemon.
Plus, it was a great training ground. It kept one on his toes.
That's it?
Erika frowned, and then released another pokemon.
"Interesting, haven't seen that before." Ash noted with interest.
The Meganium charged.
Ninetails jumped straight up in the air, landed on its back, and set it on fire.
Meganium body slammed Ninetails into the ground, but then Ninetails jumped back up.
Quick attack to get out of the way, and then… Confuse Ray.
Meganium, confused again, began charging up and down. Ninetails simply breathed out Fire Blast, and that was the end.
"You are very good. Seems like the rumors had fact in them, Red of Pallet Town." Erika said. "Here is my badge."
Ninetails yawned as she watched her master.
I haven't known him for very long, but he seems nice enough. Feed, groom, battle, heal, and what a life.
It's not hard, he appreciates me, and I appreciate him too.
It's a good life with him. I know it could be a lot worse. You can't find my kind in the wild normally, unless there are firestones near. I'm so glad he's not like my old trainer.
Lucy wasn't mean, just ignorant. She lost every battle she fought. Now, I win. And I like to win. Who wants to lose?
I'm glad I'm here.
End Chapter
Created 3/5/04, complete 3/6/04