Pre-chapter Conversation

"Ha! In your face, Izzy!" I bragged. "I got through half the story without mentioning your name once! Now what!?"

"Hmph. So you are capable of writing without putting me in." Izzy said, crossing his arms. "So are you actually going to go all the way and not include me?"

"Hell no. You're making an appearance." I replied bluntly. Izzy smirked.

"You were squirming the whole time, weren't you?"

"Pfft! No way!" I scoffed.

"Yeah right. So if I'm gonna be in the story, you gotta give me a pokémon of great power." Izzy said. I blinked.

"You mean…"

"Yeah. Grant me the power of the master of darkness, evil, and all that is ultimate in the Pokémon Dimension." Izzy started. "Give me King Mewtwo!!! GWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!" As he laughed, lightning struck and thunder rumbled.

"Meow!" Sadie shrieked in fright as she hid behind Izzy. I only crossed my arms in response.

"Nope."

Izzy fell over.

"Why!?!"

"First of all, I made you way too powerful when we were in the Pokémon Dimension." I responded. "If you're going to be in this one, I'll have to be careful. Second, I already lent King Mewtwo to somebody."

"Who? Who could possibly comprehend his power?" Izzy asked in a fright-filled shock. I smirked.

"You'll soon find out." I turned to the camera. "Anyway, this chapter is the first of our last four parodies. This one's a parody of the episode 'Battle for the Badge,' in which Ash and Gary battle the leader of the Viridian City gym. Likewise, Sam and Lars must battle the leader of the Bruised Man's Curve gym. Will the rivals get through the challenge?"

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Rocketmon Ch. 10: Into the Lion's Den

The alarm clock buzzed its annoying sound. It was shortly slammed on by a pale hand. Sam woke up with a start. He jumped out of bed, ran to the bathroom, took a shower, brushed his teeth, and brushed his hair. He ran back to his room and tossed his clothes on. Pikachu yawned as Sam put his poké balls and pokédex in his pockets.

"Rise and shine, Pikachu. We gotta get to that last gym." He said as he picked up the tiny electric type. Pikachu yawned again and looked at its trainer like he was a complete idiot for getting up this early for a gym battle.

"Sam! Breakfast!" Paula yelled.

"Coming Mom!" Sam yelled back. He carried Pikachu to the dinning room. Paula laid down three plates of bacon, pancakes, and eggs. There was a smaller portion for Pikachu, of course.

"Wow Mom! This looks great. What's the occasion?" Sam asked after looking over the table. His mother didn't normally cook a huge breakfast unless she was in a good mood about something.

"I'm just so proud of the progress you and your pokémon are making." Paula replied as she sat down. "It's only been two months, but you almost have enough badges to enter the Pacific League. You're going to challenge the town's last gym leader today, aren't you?"

"Yeah. We gotta get to Bruised Man's Curve soon." Sam answered as he sat down. Pikachu jumped into its seat.

"Well eat up. You'll need your strength to battle the gym leader." Paula said. Pikachu didn't hesitate one bit as it dug into its scrambled eggs.

"I wonder what pokémon the last leader uses though." Sam said after taking a few bites of his pancake.

"That last gym is on the mountain boarding course, right?" Paula asked after taking a sip of orange juice.

"I believe so. Why?" Sam replied.

"The gym leader might be using rock or ground type pokémon." Sam put a thumb to his chin.

"That makes sense. So if that's true, I should take some grass, water, and flying type pokémon because of the weathering effect."

"The weathering effect?" Paula asked. Sometimes, she envied her son's intelligence.

"Yeah Mom. Water, ice, wind, and moss wear down rocks. It's how the rock formations of the world have been created. They're still being changed even as we speak. That's why I should take water, grass, and flying type pokémon with me."

"Right… Sorry I asked." Paula muttered. Sam and Pikachu finished their breakfast and then left.

An hour later…

"Hey twerp!" Lars yelled at Twister, who was about to get out his meowth costume. He quickly closed the closet door and looked at Lars.

"Hi Lars. How's it going?" Twister asked nervously. Lars glared at him.

"Get outta my way shrimp. I gotta get my shoes out of the closet so I can go to the gym."

"Gym? Since when did you workout?" Twister asked. Lars sweatdropped.

"Pokémon gym, ya lame-o!"

"Ohhhhhh… Which one?" Lars fell over.

"I already told you at dinner last night. I'm going to the Bruised Man's Curve gym." He said. Twister got a nervous look on him.

"D-did you say 'Bruised Man's Curve?'"

"Yeah. Now move! I gotta get there before the Squid does!"

"The Squid!? Oh crap!" Twister yelled as he ran to the family video phone. Lars scratched his head and got his shoes out of the closet. Twister dialed a number on the phone.

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"Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring! Phone call! Phone call!" The phone rang. It rang like that a few more times before Otto picked up the receiver.

"Hello?" He asked groggily.

"Ottoman! It's me!" He heard Twister yell. Otto turned on the visual and glared at him.

"Twist, it's ten in the morning. I wanna sleep!"

"It's important, bro!" Twister said urgently.

"What can be so important that you wake me up this early on a Saturday?"

"It's the Squid. He's on his way to Bruised Man's Curve!" Otto's eyes widened.

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah. And Lars is going there too!" Twister replied.

"I gotta wake up Reg…" Otto started. "Call the boss and tell him the news. Reg and me will meet you in a few minutes. Get your uniform out."

"Right. See ya." And they hung up.

"Reggie!" Otto yelled as he ran up the stairs.

Later…

"Here we are. Bruised Man's Curve Gym." Sam said as he stopped his bike.

He and Pikachu were standing at the foot of the huge mountain course. Unlike in his dimension, the entire course was fenced off by a brick wall. At the peak, there were dark clouds. At the gate stood two men wearing black suits with red R's on them. They were also wearing black caps that covered their eyes in shadow. Sam and Pikachu were about to walk up to the guards when four people riding bikes got in front of them.

"Hey! I was here first!" Sam yelled. He then noticed it was Lars and his crew who stopped in front of him.

"What was that dork?" Lars asked.

"I said I was here first!" Sam barked.

"And I say I was here first!" Lars yelled, shaking a fist at Sam. The smaller boy immediately backed down. Lars turned to the guards. "I wanna challenge the gym leader. Let me in!" The guards didn't say anything. The one on the right pressed a button, which opened the gate.

"Let's go, boys." Lars said as he walked inside. His cheerleaders followed him inside.

"Come on, Pikachu. We're going too!" Sam said as he ran forward. Instantly, the gate closed. "Hey! What's the deal?"

"Only one trainer's allowed in the gym at a time, kid." The left guard said.

"But—" Sam started.

"Those are the rules!" Both guards yelled at the same time. Sam sighed and resided himself to wait.

'Those uniforms sure look familiar…' He thought as he looked at the guards. He and Pikachu sat on a nearby rock.

On the mountain's peak…

"Ok. Where's the leader of this joint!?" Lars yelled.

The peak was smoothed out so that a field can be put in place. Lars and his crew were standing on one end of the field. On the other side, the floor opened and a man rose up on an elevator. The boys couldn't see his body because it was concealed in shadow. Beside the man sat the biggest persian you've ever seen!

"Are you the leader?" Lars asked. The man nodded.

"I am the Bruised Man's Curve gym leader. Who are you?"

"I'm Lars Rodriguez, the best trainer in Ocean Shores." The brunet said. His cheerleaders whooped. The gym leader chuckled.

"Confident, aren't you? Very well. Let's battle." He snapped his fingers and an area outside the middle of the field opened. A man wearing the same uniform as the guards from earlier appeared on an elevator. He was holding two flags; one red and the other green.

"This gym battle will be a three-on-three with no time limit!" The ref yelled. "Do both trainers accept?"

"Yes." Lars and the gym leader said at the same time.

"Then begin!" The ref yelled as a bell was rung.

"Go! Wartortle!" Lars yelled, tossing his first poké ball into the field. The evolved water type appeared, ready to fight.

"Go. Sandslash." The gym leader calmly said, tossing his first ball in. In a flash, the ground type hedgehog appeared. "Sandslash. Sand attack."

"Slash!" The pokémon yelled as it turned and started kicking sand with its hind legs.

"Wartortle! Withdraw!" Lars ordered. Wartortle retreated into its shell, avoiding the attack. "Now use Water Gun!" Wartortle popped back out and sprayed Sandslash with a stream of water. Due to its weakness, Sandslash collapsed.

"YEAH!!!" Lars cheered. His cheerleaders cheered as well.

"Sandslash is out of the match!" The ref yelled, holding up the green flag. The gym leader called back Sandslash and produced another poké ball.

"Go. Nidoking." He tossed it and the huge poison/ground type appeared.

"Ha! I can take it!" Lars yelled. "Wartortle! Water Gun!" Wartortle reared back and got ready to attack.

"Hyper Beam." The leader said calmly.

'That's really starting to get on my nerves.' Lars thought with a growl.

Nidoking charged energy into his horn as Wartortle fired its attack. Nidoking fired a beam of orange energy. Both attacks collided, but Wartortle's Water Gun evaporated due to the heat of the Hyper Beam! With nothing to block it, it went towards Wartortle.

"Quick! Withdraw!" Lars ordered. Wartortle shrank into its shell. The beam struck it, sending it flying. "Aw man!" Lars called it back.

"Wartortle is out of this match!" The ref yelled, holding up the red flag.

'Ok. What do I need to beat this lame-o's nidoking?' Lars thought. He snapped his fingers.

"Go! Hitmonchan!" He tossed a poké ball into the field, revealing the boxer.

"Hyper Beam." The gym leader said. Nidoking charged energy again.

"Ice Punch!" Lars ordered. Nidoking fired his beam as Hitmonchan charged in. The fighting type side stepped to avoid the attack as his right fist grew dangerously cold. He struck Nidoking and froze him completely. Lars' cheerleaders roared and waved their pom-poms as the gym leader recalled Nidoking with a smirk.

"Why don't ya give up? You can't beat me!" Lars teased.

"Is that what you think!?" The gym leader asked, trying to intimidate Lars. Lars didn't back down though.

"It is!" He replied. The gym leader stepped out of the shadows to show that he was Raymundo in an orange suit! Lars took no notice of this fact, though.

"Perhaps I can get one more chance to test out my most powerful pokémon." Ray said with a smirk.

"What? Your overweight persian!?" Lars laughed.

"Hey! It's a glandular problem!" The persian, who was really Tito in a costume, yelled. Ray just snapped his fingers in response.

The floor in front of him opened and an elevator rose, revealing Ray's last pokémon. Like the gym leader at the beginning of the match, the pokémon was concealed in shadow. Lightning flashed across the sky, revealing the pokémon, which stood as tall as Ray. It was gray and had a purple tail & two tiny horns on its head. Lars and his crew shuddered at the sight.

"Wh-wh-wh-what's that thing!?" Lars yelled as he took out his pokédex and pointed it at the pokémon.

"Mewtwo. The genetic pokémon." The pokédex started. "A psychic type. Known as the greatest pokémon of all time. Feared by all. It can create huge storms, make people forget stuff, talk, and has a huge grudge with the pokémon Mew. In other words, you're screwed, shorty."

"Ouch…" Lars said. "Hey! 'Shorty?!' I'm taller than the Squid, for cryin' out loud!"

"Psychic attack." Ray ordered. Mewtwo's eyes glowed blue. It shot a ball of blue energy at Hitmonchan, knocking it out.

"O.O;;;; Ok…" Lars said in disbelief.

"Hitmonchan is out of the match!" The ref yelled. Lars called it back.

'Hey wait a minute!' He thought. 'That thing's a psychic type?' He grinned as he grabbed a poké ball. 'I got this thing won.'

"Go! Houndoom!" He tossed it and the gruesome-looking dog popped out.

"Psychic attack." Ray said. Mewtwo looked at him like he was joking, but Ray wasn't laughing. Sighing, the psychic type launched a ball of blue energy at Houndoom. It wasn't even affected.

"O.O;;;; WHAT!?!" The gym leader yelled with total shock.

"Pahahahahahahahahaha!!!!! That weakling of yours can't even hit my Houndoom?!" Lars teased. "Crunch attack!" Houndoom dashed towards Mewtwo and bit it hard, knocking it out. Ray stared in disbelief.

"Mewtwo is out of the match! The winner is Lars!" The ref yelled.

"YEAH! I knew I was gonna win! Right boys?" Lars bragged. His cheerleaders cheered as Ray reluctantly handed him the badge.

"Come on, Mewtwo. We gotta get ready for the next match." He said dejectedly.

"HOLD IT!!!" A voice from the sky yelled. A bolt of lightning struck the field and a boy appeared. He looked to be about twelve. He was about five feet tall. He had black hair and tanned skin. He was wearing a black cloak and a blue bucket hat.

(A/N: In other words, he's the same kid who showed up at the end of Chapter One.)

"What are you doing here?" Ray asked nervously.

"You know what I want." The boy replied. "Remember the deal you made with the boss? You got King Mewtwo for one match and one match only." He sighed and shook his head. "I can't believe what an idiotic trainer you are. King Mewtwo would've been much better off in my capable hands."

"Don't you dare talk to me like that!" Ray roared.

"You're the one who should watch his mouth!" The boy shouted back. "I don't know why the boss even decided to lend you his strongest pokémon. Lost against a weak dark type." He gave a glance towards Lars.

"Enjoy your victory. There will be nothing left after I'm done with you!" He yelled. Lars crossed his arms and glared at the boy.

"You wanna go at it!?" He challenged. "Come on, if you're not scared!" The boy laughed at the challenge.

"That may work on Otto, but not me. Our match will come in due time, but for now…" He turned towards Mewtwo and held out a gold poké ball. "King Mewtwo! Return!" A red beam shot out and brought Mewtwo back to its ball. The kid turned away from everyone.

"Hmph! See ya around." Another lightning bolt struck and the caped boy was gone.

"Let's go." Lars growled to his cronies, who were speechless after that encounter. They left the area. Ray looked devastated as he went back to his end of the field.

"Boss!" Three voices yelled. Ray grumbled and turned to the trio that arrived at the field.

"What is it, Otto?" He asked. Otto and the others stopped and looked at Ray.

"Something happen to you, Raymundo?" Otto asked.

"It's nothing and I told you to address me as Boss when you're in uniform."

"¬.¬ Yeah… So much for caring." Reggie grumbled under her breath. Ray glared at her.

"What was that!?"

"Nothing." Reggie replied in an innocent tone.

"Hmph." Ray crossed his arms. "What are you guys doing here, anyway?"

"We came to tell you about the Squid, Raymundo!" Twister replied. "He's coming up here to battle ya!" Ray sighed.

"I'm not really in the mood for any more battles today. I'm going back to the pokémon center." He moved towards the elevator.

"But what about the battle?" Otto asked. Ray turned to him.

"Here." He reached into his suit and tossed them three poké balls. The trio each caught one. "Use them to battle Sam. I'm outta here. Come on, Tito."

"Right, bruddah—I mean—Persian…" Tito did a fake purr as he followed Ray on all fours to the elevator at the end of the field. Otto, Reggie, and Twister stared in amazement.

"Did Raymundo just do what I think he did?" Otto asked.

"I-I think so…" Reggie replied.

"Th-th-that means…" Twister started before everybody broke into a grin. "We just became—"

"GYM LEADERS!!!" They all yelled as they jumped in the air.

At the foot of the mountain…

"They've been up there a long time." Sam mused to Pikachu, who was trying to stay awake, despite the boredom. Just then, the gate opened.

"That gym leader was too easy!" Lars bragged to his cronies. "Come on! I need to get ready for the Pacific League!"

"Go Lars! Go Lars! It's yo birthday! It's yo birthday!" His cheerleaders cheered. The group got on their bikes and sped away. Sam got up and walked over to the gate.

"It's your turn, kid." The left guard said. Sam quickly walked through the gate and up the steep mountain.

Later…

"God! Hasn't this gym leader thought of elevators!?" Sam exclaimed when he reached the summit. He was sweating and panting heavily, as was Pikachu.

"Pika…"

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!" Three voices cackled. Sam and Pikachu sweatdropped.

"Oh no…not them…again…" Sam panted.

"Prepare for trouble!" Reggie's voice yelled.

"Make it double!" Otto's voice yelled.

"To protect the world from shoobies!"

"To unite all surfers within our nation!"

"To denounce the evils of major beefs!"

"To get huge air in the stars above!" On the other side, the floor opened and an elevator rose, revealing—

"Reggie!"

"Otto!"

"Team Rocket grinds rails at the speed of light!"

"Surrender now or prepare to face us in Hockey!"

"Twister! That's right!" Twister yelled as he struck a meowth-like pose. They noticed that Sam and Pikachu were still panting.

"Hey! You totally ignored us!" Team Rocket yelled.

"Just…give me…a second…" Sam replied, still catching his breath. The trio sweatdropped.

A half hour later…

"Team Rocket! What are you guys doing here!?" Sam yelled as he stood up.

"Pika!" Pikachu added for affect. Team Rocket was sound asleep. They both fell over. Twister opened an eye.

"Oh. You're finally done." He said with a yawn. He stood up and stretched his legs. He then shook his teammates. "Hey! Get up!"

"Ugh… Five more minutes…" Otto groaned.

"I'm up, I'm up…" Reggie sputtered before closing her eyes again. Twister groaned.

"GET UP!!!!"

::DOUBLE WHAM!!!!!::

"®.® The pwetty stars…" Twister said in a daze. He had two lumps on his head, courtesy of his teammates. He collapsed as Otto and Reggie tossed their mallets behind them.

"o.O;;;; That was weird…" Sam said.

"Now where were we?" Otto asked with a yawn.

"Beats me. I forgot my place too." Reggie replied, scratching her head.

"I know…" Sam started sweetly, glaring at them. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?!?!?!?!?!?!" Team Rocket cringed.

"Argh! Too loud!" Otto yelled, holding his ears. Sam crossed his arms and tapped his foot impatiently.

"Let me guess. You three want Pikachu, AGAIN!?"

"Ahhh… Today is very different from our usual encounters, Squ—err—twerp." Reggie said. Sam raised an eyebrow at her near mistake.

"Let's celebrate!" Twister yelled as he shot up.

"Today, the new leaders of this gym are—" Otto started.

"The three of us!" Reggie finished. Sam stared in shock.

"You guys are the gym leaders? That means this gym is controlled by Team Rocket!" The trio laughed.

"Duh! Team Rocket controls everything in Ocean Shores!" Otto yelled with a grin.

"And soon, we'll control the entire world!" Reggie added.

"But first, we'll whomp ya in a gym battle!" Twister yelled.

"Yeah right." Sam scoffed. "What are the rules?"

"A three-on-three with no time limit. Got it?" Otto replied.

"Right." Sam said with a smirk.

'It's only Reggie and the guys.' He thought. 'I've beaten them hundreds of times. This'll be fun.' Otto took out a poké ball, as did Sam.

"Go! Crawdaunt!" Otto yelled as he tossed the first ball into the field. It opened and the dark crab appeared. Sam was shocked.

"Where'd that come from!?" He totally expected the Rocket to send out his weezing. Team Rocket laughed.

"Our boss gave us a little reinforcement to defeat you." Otto said.

"No matter. I'll still beat ya! Go! Weepinbell!" Sam tossed his poké ball and the grass type appeared. "Razor Leaf!"

"Bell, bell, bell!" Weepinbell yelled as it spun around and tossed its leaves.

"Crawdaunt! Harden attack!" Otto ordered. Crawdaunt glowed white as the leaves approached it. Crawdaunt got hit, but didn't seem to be affected. "Now, use Crab Hammer!" Crawdaunt charged towards Weepinbell.

"Use Stun Spore!" Sam ordered. Weepinbell spun again and released its paralyzing powder.

"Quick! Use Water Gun!" Otto cried. Crawdaunt sprayed water at the stun spore and neutralized it. The attack did more though as it soaked Weepinbell, damaging it a bit. The grass type was a little less than pleased.

"Vine Whip!" Weepinbell did as it was told. It brought out two vines, wrapped them around Crawdaunt, and slammed it hard into the ground a couple of times before it had a dazed expression. Weepinbell let go and Team Rocket gaped at what happened.

"That has got to hurt." Twister observed. Otto glared at him, called back Crawdaunt, and brought out another poké ball.

"Go! Tyrannitar!" He tossed it and the huge rock type appeared. Sam grinned at his luck.

'Wow. Mom sure called it right.' He thought. "Weepinbell! Razor—"

"Tyrannitar! Hyper Beam!" Otto didn't let Sam finish as Tyrannitar started charging energy. The dark type fired a devastating Hyper Beam and completely overpowered Weepinbell. It fainted.

"All right!" Team Rocket cheered as Sam called back his grass type and grabbed another poké ball.

'Man! Their boss must be pretty strong, whoever he is.' Sam thought. "Go! Starmie!" He tossed it and the purple starfish appeared.

"Another Hyper Beam!" Otto ordered with a grin. Tyrannitar charged energy again.

"Wow. He's not doing too bad." Reggie said, astonished at Otto's progress.

"Yeah. He might even pull it off." Twister said in the same tone.

"Starmie! Hydro Pump!" Sam ordered. Starmie aimed all of its points at Tyrannitar. Both pokémon fired their attacks at the same time. They collided and went back and forth for a few moments before Tyrannitar's beam weakened, allowing Starmie's water attack to strike it. The rock type fell with a thud.

"Aw weak!" Otto said as he called Tyrannitar back. "Hey, why did the Hyper Beam weaken!?"

"Duh! You can't use Hyper Beam twice in a row!" Sam yelled across the field. "A pokémon has to rest after using that attack!" Otto slapped his head.

"Nice move, Rocket Boy!" Reggie hissed just low enough for only Otto to hear.

"'Nice move, Rocket Boy.'" Otto mocked before grabbing another poké ball. "Go! Shiftry!" He tossed the poké ball and Otto's final pokémon appeared.

'Grass types are strong against water types.' Sam gulped. "But I'll try my best! Starmie! Hydro Pump!"

"Shiftry! Faint Attack!" Otto ordered. Starmie launched its attack at Shiftry, who disappeared and reappeared behind Starmie. The grass type struck the water/psychic type hard and it fainted.

"Yeah! Now what!?" Otto teased. Sam called back Starmie.

'It's a grass type, so Growlithe should do the job.' He thought as he grabbed the last poké ball. "Go! Growlithe!" He tossed the ball and the fire pooch appeared.

"Hey Twister, doesn't that look like your old puppy?" Reggie whispered.

"Enough with this puppy!" Twister replied.

"I'm about to win this." Otto grinned. "Shiftry! Faint Attack!" Shiftry disappeared again. Sam gasped.

"Quick Growlithe! Turn around and use Flamethrower!" Growlithe looked confused, but did as it was told. As it turned around, Shiftry appeared! Growlithe let loose a stream of fire, cooking the grass/dark type. Once the attack finished, Shiftry, charbroiled, fell backwards. Sam cheered.

"We did it!"

"Ruff!" Growlithe barked.

"Chu!" Pikachu added.

"This isn't over!" Otto growled, calling back Shiftry. "Go! Weezing!" He tossed the ball containing his personal pokémon. He then turned to Reggie. "Well!?"

"Uhhh…right. Go! Arbok!" Reggie yelled as she tossed her own poké ball as well. The two poison types appeared.

"Hey! The match is over! I won the badge fair and square!" Sam protested.

"Well, we're going into overtime!" Otto yelled back with a grin.

"If that's how you want to play…" Sam said. "Pikachu! Growlithe! Thunderbolt and Flamethrower!" The two pokémon ran into the field.

"Growliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiithe!!!!" Growlithe barked as it fired its attack.

"Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikaaaaaaaaaaachuuuuuuuuuu!!!!!!!" Pikachu roared as it fired a wave of lightning at the poison types. The lightning wrapped around Growlithe's flames and struck the pokémon. The attack didn't end though as it sped towards Team Rocket.

"No wait! Don't come any closer!" Twister yelled, holding up his paw gloves in defense. The attack struck the trio, creating a huge explosion and sending them flying.

"Noooo!!!" Otto yelled as he dropped the badge.

"Looks like Team Rocket's grinding off again!!!" The trio yelled as they and their pokémon became a star. Sam and his pokémon jumped for joy.

"Pika!" Pikachu yelled as it pointed at something glittering in front of them. Sam walked over and picked it up.

"This must be the gym's badge." He said. "Looks like a mountain board." The badge was indeed shaped like a mountain board. It was purple and had a mountain behind it. "Needless to say, this must be called the Mountain Board Badge." He smiled as he put the badge away and called back Growlithe.

"Come on, Pikachu. We gotta go register for the Pacific League!"

"Pika chu!" Pikachu said cheerfully as the two ran down the mountain.

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Post-chapter Conversation

"Sam and Lars have won their battles and now they can enter the Pacific League!" I said. "Will the trip to Hawaii go smoothly? And also, who was the mysterious caped boy?" Just then, Izzy walked into the room.

"Meow!" Sadie cried happily at the sight of her master. Izzy tossed a gold poké ball at me. I caught it.

"Here! And that's the last time I'm playing delivery boy for you!" He yelled as he went to pet Sadie. I glared at him.

"Tune in next time."