Chapter 4: Petalburg Gym! Practice Battle!
Lloyd and the others were on their way to Petalburg "Gym. But first Lloyd and Kristen decided to have a battle. Cool. I'm ready. said Sparky. "Sorry, Sparky. I'm using someone else in this battle," said Lloyd. Okay, but we go first! said Aura. "Okay," replied Lloyd.
Aura stepped in front of Kristen. "I was sort of hoping to train Aqua more, but Aura is my strongest Pokémon," said Kristen.
Evelon just watched them from the sidelines. Draco looked like he was enjoying this.
"I was hoping you call out Aura. Go, Wings!" said Lloyd as Wings appeared on the battlefield. Finally, I'm in a battle! said Wings. "Wings use your Wing Attack!" Wings rammed into Aura using his wings. Take that, pretty boy! yelled Wings.
I'M A GIRL! shouted Aura as she slashed into wings. She then hit him with her tail.
"Uh.... use Ember..." said Kristen who looked at Aura as she began to surround her self with sparks.
"Quick, Wings! Use Quick Attack!" shouted Lloyd. Wings dodged the Ember attack and then he slammed into Aura. Ha! Who's the dude? I am! laughed Wings. "Aura just said that she was a girl," stated Lloyd.
Yeah! said Aura as she got up from the attack. Kristen checked out her stats with the PokéMeter.
"Slash Attack and attack it with your tail as a follow-up or back up," said Kristen as Aura slashed at wings.
Draco's eye twitched. Evelon laughed. "She's using your signature move...."
Must dodge! said Wings. "Why are you talking like that?" asked Lloyd. Wings then dodges the Slash attack but gets knocked out by Aura's tail. "Oh brother!" said Lloyd.
Aura quickly runs back to Kristen and then faces Wings. "Ember Attack! How is she using Draco's signature move? I didn't even know he had one...."said Kristen as Aura filled the air around her with embers.
Draco smiled and Evelon gave him a weird look. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were cheering for Aura..." Draco rolled his eyes.
The embers then hit Wings, causing him to faint. "No fair! I wanted to win! Oh well..." said Lloyd. He picked up Wings and walked up to Kristen. "Nice battle. But next time, I'm going to win!"
"Sure you are..." said Kristen as she and Aura began to walk towards the forest.
Tsura, Imp, and Miles, meanwhile, watched from afar. This is boring... Imp muttered. Ignoring him, Tsura began to glance around the area. Her gaze then averted to a peculiar-looking creature sitting in the woods nearby; it resembled a cream-colored fox with numerous tails. A pair of birdlike wings erupted from its back. She raised an eyebrow; the creature stared at her, its eyes twinkling.
Something wrong? Miles asked. Tsura shook her head and snapped out of her trance. "...Err, no..." She quickly glanced back at the forest, but the creature had vanished.
Evelon sees Tsura looking away. "What were you looking at?"
"I thought I saw something... It kind of looked like a Ninetails, only with wings..." Imp snorted, but she glanced at the woods again. "I looked away for a second, but when I looked back, it was gone. Wonder what it was..."
How weird... said Aura as she and Kristen shrugged and ran off into the woods.
".... Cool," she said, staring off into space. Draco waved his hand in front of her face to make her snap out of it, but to no avail.
Meanwhile...
As Kristen ran into the forest, a Dustox appeared before them. " Aqua, Water Gun!" shouted Kristen as Aqua doused it in water.
"Finish it off with Bite!" shouted Kristen as Aqua jumped up and bit into the Dustox. It fainted. "Good job Aqua!" shouted Kristen as Aqua began glowing. When the glow lifted, in its place stood a Croconaw. It looked normal except its eyes were neon green and its mouth was blue.
"Hey!" said Lloyd, "There's Petalburg Gym!" He pointed to the gym by the Pokémon Center. "I going to challenge Norman and win the Balance Badge!"
"Okay, I'll just watch though..." Evelon said casually.
Kristen, Aura, and Aqua ran after Lloyd into Petalburg City.
"The gym trainer there is too strong to defeat at our current strength."
Plus, you need four badges to challenge him, said Sparky. "How do you know that?" asked Lloyd. I was reading the Gym Leader book in Oldale Town, replied Sparky. "Oh. Then I'll challenge him to a practice match! So my Pokémon can earn some experience."
Evelon and Draco sweat dropped. "Are you sure he'll accept a practice battle?"
Just so you know, his Pokémon will crush you, said Aqua who was reading a manual on the gym leaders. But good luck anyway.
"Either way, I doubt you'll stand a chance against him..." Tsura sighed. Imp nodded. Unless you have a Fighting or Ghost type, he continued, and those types are rarely ever found around Petalburg.
Even if you did it would take ages for them to whittle down his Pokémon's health, said Aura.
"Well, thanks for the confidence boost," said Lloyd, sarcastically. I can take them! said Sparky, charging up. "Yeah! Let's do it!"
As they walked into the gym, they saw Norman standing in the middle of the room. "Hi Norman! I'm Lloyd from Littleroot! I challenge you to a practice battle!" said Lloyd.
Meanwhile...
Kristen returned Aqua and took out Crystal and went a bit into Petalburg Woods. A swarm of Dustox came towards them. They are the ones! they shouted as they charged towards them. "Crystal, Icy Wind! Aura, use Ember!" shouted Kristen as Aura burned half of them and Crystal froze the other half.
The Dustox that were burned tried to slam into Aura. Aura fired a blast of fire from her mouth. All of the Dustox that were hit fainted. "Looks like you learned Flamethrower! Crystal, Extreme Speed!" shouted Kristen as Crystal hit the remaining Dustox and sent them into the fainted condition.
"Why don't you want a real battle?" asked Norman. "Well, I don't have four badges, sir," replied Lloyd. Norman thought about it. "Okay. We'll have a practice battle." "Yes!" said Lloyd.
"Are you ready?" asked Norman. "Yeah!" replied Lloyd. "All right. Go, Vigoroth!" shouted Norman as Vigoroth appeared from his Pokéball. "Go, Sparky!" said Lloyd as Sparky jumped on the battlefield. "Vigoroth, use your Scratch Attack!" Vigoroth ran at Sparky with its claws extended. "Sparky, use Quick Attack!" Sparky ran at full speed at Vigoroth and slammed into it.
"Go Sparky!" Evelon cheered. Draco gave a roar to show his spirit, but it seemed to scare the Vigoroth.
"Sparky, Thundershock!" Sparky unleashed the Thundershock right at Vigoroth. Norman saw this and retaliated. "Stand your ground, Vigoroth!" Vigoroth stood there, taking the attack. "Now use Scratch!" The attack caused Sparky to hit the wall.
" Come on Sparky! You've got more juice in you than that!" Evelon cheered as Draco roared again.
I knew you'd get destroyed, said Aura as Kristen, Crystal, and Aura ran inside. Yes, the battle doesn't seem to be going well for the Pichu, said Crystal.
Give me a break! I'm trying, aren't I? shouted Sparky, trying to get up. "Vigoroth, finish it with Slash!" Vigoroth ran toward Sparky with its claws. "Sparky! Use Thunder Wave!" Suddenly, Sparky unleashed blue electricity at Vigoroth. This caused Vigoroth to stop in its tracks, suffering from paralysis.
Well I didn't say you weren't! Good luck anyway, said Aura.
Thanks, said Sparky. "All right, Sparky! Quick Attack!" Sparky started to ram Vigoroth until Norman gave him a Cheri berry. "Aw, damn!" said Lloyd. "Vigoroth, use Slash!" shouted Norman. Vigoroth slashed at Sparky, causing Sparky to faint. "That was a nice battle, Lloyd. I hope we battle again when you get four badges." "I hope so, too, Norman."
Aura sighed. I was right... she mumbled.
"Well there he goes. Damn..." Evelon said disappointedly.
Kristen and Aura sighed. Well now what? asked Aura.
Just then, a small, frail, boy with green hair came through the doors. "Hello, Norman," he said. "Oh, hello Wally. Are you here for your first Pokémon? Sorry, I didn't catch it." Lloyd walked up to Wally. "Yeah. He's been battling me. Sorry," said Lloyd.
"He came for his first Pokémon?" Evelon asked.
Well that's too bad. We better get going to Rustboro City, said Aura as she turned to leave.
"Come back here, Aura. Since I was the cause of this, I say we go help him look for a Pokémon!" suggested Lloyd. "That's a great idea! Okay. Here, take this!" said Norman. He handed Wally a Pokéball and a Zigzagoon. "Use this to catch your Pokémon," said Norman. "We'll go with you! Right, guys?" asked Lloyd.
Yeah sure, mumbled Aura.
"Err, right," Tsura muttered, casting a suspicious glance at Aura.
"We've got nothing better to do," Evelon said.
"Gee, thanks," said Wally. They started walking to route 103. "So, Wally, why do you want a Pokémon?" asked Lloyd. "I'm going to Verdanturf Town to live with my aunt and uncle. So I need a Pokémon to get there," replied Wally. "Well, I'm Lloyd. This is Sparky." "Who are you, cutie?" Wally asked Tsura.
"I'm Tsura," she said nervously.
Evelon tried not to laugh. Draco rolled his eyes.
Kristen, Aura, and Crystal all Animé fell. "So you think she's cute...?" asked Kristen as her eye twitched.
"Well, she is. I'm saying you aren't, though," replied Wally, hoping that Kristen doesn't hurt him.
"I just wanted to know if I had heard right..." mumbled Kristen as she dragged her Pokémon away.
You're not telling me that hurt your feelings? asked Aura.
"No but I get the feeling Wally thinks I am going to break him in half."
"Oh brother. Hey, what's that?" asked Lloyd, taking out his Pokédex. Looks like a Ralts, said Sparky.
"Cool. That's a good Pokémon to have, Wally," said Lloyd. "Great! I'll catch that Ralts, then," replied Wally. Wally ran up to the Ralts. "Hey you! I want to catch you!" Wally released the Zigzagoon he got from Norman. "Go, Zigzagoon! Use Tackle!" Zigzagoon rammed into the Ralts. "Okay, Pokéball, go!" Wally threw the ball at the Ralts. The Pokéball sucked in the Ralts, wiggled three times, and then sealed. "I caught it..."
"It went down in one hit? You going to want to train him up in defense...." Evelon said.
"Yeah, she's right," said Lloyd. "Really," sulked Wally.
Back at the gym...
"Well, you caught a Ralts. Congrats!" exclaimed Norman. "Thanks a lot! Here's your Pokémon back!" said Wally. He handed the Zigzagoon back to Norman. "How you like me now, Kristen?" he asked.
Kristen Animé fell. Aura and Crystal giggled. "I never hated you to begin with," said Kristen as she sweat-dropped.
Draco and Evelon sweat-dropped.
"Okay... Ready to go, guys?" asked Lloyd. I wonder where Andrew is, he thought.
We are ready to go, said Crystal as she, Aura, and Kristen walked outside.
"Yep," Evelon said.
"Then let's go." Just as they walked outside, a girl and a boy dressed in black appeared in front of them. "We're from Team Rocket. We'll be taking your Pokémon now!" they said. Suddenly, a net snatched the Pokémon from our heroes. "That sounded so corny! Who are you?" asked Lloyd.
"My name is Skylor," said the boy.
"And I am Kacey," said the girl.
"Well," said Lloyd, "you're not going to get away with that! Go, Wings!" Wings appeared in a flash of light. "Oh, yeah? Go, Flame!" said Skylor, releasing a Houndour.
"Go Citrus and Aqua!" shouted Kirsten as she released her Pokémon. "Aqua use Water Gun on the Houndour!" shouted Kristen as Aqua began dousing the Houndour with water.
"Go, Isaac!" Tsura exclaimed, throwing down a Pokéball. The Mudkip she had caught in Petalburg emerged from it. "Use Water Gun!" Got it, Isaac replied in a squeaky voice. He promptly opened his mouth, and then shot a stream of water at the Houndour.
"Go, Petal!" said Kacey, releasing a Bulbasaur. "Use Razor Leaf!" Petal shot sharp leaves at Aqua and Citrus. "Flame, use Ember!" shouted Skylor. Flame shot embers at Wings. Come on! Save us! yelled Sparky.
Citrus and Aqua were hit by the attacks. "Citrus use Leaf Blade on Petal!" shouted Kristen as Citrus ran towards Petal and cut her badly with the leaves on his arm. "Aqua use Bite!" said Kristen as Aqua ran towards the Houndour and bit him.
Maybe I can get us out of here, Imp mumbled. The flames on his back began to flare up, and the net began to catch on fire. Ingenious idea, Miles sighed sarcastically, rolling his eyes. Isaac, meanwhile, continued to squirt water at Flame.
Well, it worked, didn't it? asked Sparky, crawling out the net. Meanwhile, Wings was having trouble with Flame. "Use your Wing Attack!" Lloyd shouted at Wings. He started to charge at Flame. "Flame, Flamethrower!" said Skylor. A stream of fire shot out of Flame's mouth.
Aura and Crystal crawl out. You don't stand a chance against me, said Aura as she ran at Flame and slashed at him. Crystal used her small wings on her head to fly over to Petal.
I should have no trouble getting rid of you, she said as she shot at Petal with an Icy Wind attack.
With a squeak, Isaac leapt between Wings and Flame in an attempt to block the attack. Thanks to his wet skin, the fire did no harm to him.
"Imp use Ember! Miles use Scratch!" Tsura exclaimed. Imp, having escaped from the net, turned to face Petal. Payback time... He opened his mouth and shot out tiny embers. Miles followed up by diving at her with his claws outstretched.
"Wings, Peck Attack!" shouted Lloyd. Wings began pecking furiously at Flame's head. Ouch! Stop that! said Flame.
"Aura use Slash on Flame!" shouted Kristen. Aura ran up to Flame and slashed him as hard as she could on his back.
You can hardly fight, said Aura.
"Sparky! You're okay!" said Lloyd. Yeah! Want me to get rid of these idiots? asked Sparky. "Yup. Use Thundershock!" Sparky unleashed his Thundershock at Team Rocket. Suddenly there was an explosion. "Looks like Team Rocket is blasting off AGAIIIIINNNNN!!!" they said, being shot into the air. "Yeah!" shouted Lloyd.
No problem, said Aura as she and the rest of Kristen's Pokémon ran over to Kristen. Kristen had all of them return to their Pokéballs except Aura.
Tsura pointed a Pokéball at Isaac; he began to glow, and was sucked inside of it. "Well, now what do we do?" she asked.
Lloyd returned his Pokémon to their Pokéballs except Sparky. "I guess we go to Rustboro City," he suggested.
Kristen and Aura began walking towards the path to Rustboro.
Evelon and Tsura followed. Now that our heroes have seen how a Gym Leader battles, will they be able to fight against the Rustboro Leader? And will Andrew ever catch up with the group? Find out next time!
To be continued...
Lloyd and the others were on their way to Petalburg "Gym. But first Lloyd and Kristen decided to have a battle. Cool. I'm ready. said Sparky. "Sorry, Sparky. I'm using someone else in this battle," said Lloyd. Okay, but we go first! said Aura. "Okay," replied Lloyd.
Aura stepped in front of Kristen. "I was sort of hoping to train Aqua more, but Aura is my strongest Pokémon," said Kristen.
Evelon just watched them from the sidelines. Draco looked like he was enjoying this.
"I was hoping you call out Aura. Go, Wings!" said Lloyd as Wings appeared on the battlefield. Finally, I'm in a battle! said Wings. "Wings use your Wing Attack!" Wings rammed into Aura using his wings. Take that, pretty boy! yelled Wings.
I'M A GIRL! shouted Aura as she slashed into wings. She then hit him with her tail.
"Uh.... use Ember..." said Kristen who looked at Aura as she began to surround her self with sparks.
"Quick, Wings! Use Quick Attack!" shouted Lloyd. Wings dodged the Ember attack and then he slammed into Aura. Ha! Who's the dude? I am! laughed Wings. "Aura just said that she was a girl," stated Lloyd.
Yeah! said Aura as she got up from the attack. Kristen checked out her stats with the PokéMeter.
"Slash Attack and attack it with your tail as a follow-up or back up," said Kristen as Aura slashed at wings.
Draco's eye twitched. Evelon laughed. "She's using your signature move...."
Must dodge! said Wings. "Why are you talking like that?" asked Lloyd. Wings then dodges the Slash attack but gets knocked out by Aura's tail. "Oh brother!" said Lloyd.
Aura quickly runs back to Kristen and then faces Wings. "Ember Attack! How is she using Draco's signature move? I didn't even know he had one...."said Kristen as Aura filled the air around her with embers.
Draco smiled and Evelon gave him a weird look. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were cheering for Aura..." Draco rolled his eyes.
The embers then hit Wings, causing him to faint. "No fair! I wanted to win! Oh well..." said Lloyd. He picked up Wings and walked up to Kristen. "Nice battle. But next time, I'm going to win!"
"Sure you are..." said Kristen as she and Aura began to walk towards the forest.
Tsura, Imp, and Miles, meanwhile, watched from afar. This is boring... Imp muttered. Ignoring him, Tsura began to glance around the area. Her gaze then averted to a peculiar-looking creature sitting in the woods nearby; it resembled a cream-colored fox with numerous tails. A pair of birdlike wings erupted from its back. She raised an eyebrow; the creature stared at her, its eyes twinkling.
Something wrong? Miles asked. Tsura shook her head and snapped out of her trance. "...Err, no..." She quickly glanced back at the forest, but the creature had vanished.
Evelon sees Tsura looking away. "What were you looking at?"
"I thought I saw something... It kind of looked like a Ninetails, only with wings..." Imp snorted, but she glanced at the woods again. "I looked away for a second, but when I looked back, it was gone. Wonder what it was..."
How weird... said Aura as she and Kristen shrugged and ran off into the woods.
".... Cool," she said, staring off into space. Draco waved his hand in front of her face to make her snap out of it, but to no avail.
Meanwhile...
As Kristen ran into the forest, a Dustox appeared before them. " Aqua, Water Gun!" shouted Kristen as Aqua doused it in water.
"Finish it off with Bite!" shouted Kristen as Aqua jumped up and bit into the Dustox. It fainted. "Good job Aqua!" shouted Kristen as Aqua began glowing. When the glow lifted, in its place stood a Croconaw. It looked normal except its eyes were neon green and its mouth was blue.
"Hey!" said Lloyd, "There's Petalburg Gym!" He pointed to the gym by the Pokémon Center. "I going to challenge Norman and win the Balance Badge!"
"Okay, I'll just watch though..." Evelon said casually.
Kristen, Aura, and Aqua ran after Lloyd into Petalburg City.
"The gym trainer there is too strong to defeat at our current strength."
Plus, you need four badges to challenge him, said Sparky. "How do you know that?" asked Lloyd. I was reading the Gym Leader book in Oldale Town, replied Sparky. "Oh. Then I'll challenge him to a practice match! So my Pokémon can earn some experience."
Evelon and Draco sweat dropped. "Are you sure he'll accept a practice battle?"
Just so you know, his Pokémon will crush you, said Aqua who was reading a manual on the gym leaders. But good luck anyway.
"Either way, I doubt you'll stand a chance against him..." Tsura sighed. Imp nodded. Unless you have a Fighting or Ghost type, he continued, and those types are rarely ever found around Petalburg.
Even if you did it would take ages for them to whittle down his Pokémon's health, said Aura.
"Well, thanks for the confidence boost," said Lloyd, sarcastically. I can take them! said Sparky, charging up. "Yeah! Let's do it!"
As they walked into the gym, they saw Norman standing in the middle of the room. "Hi Norman! I'm Lloyd from Littleroot! I challenge you to a practice battle!" said Lloyd.
Meanwhile...
Kristen returned Aqua and took out Crystal and went a bit into Petalburg Woods. A swarm of Dustox came towards them. They are the ones! they shouted as they charged towards them. "Crystal, Icy Wind! Aura, use Ember!" shouted Kristen as Aura burned half of them and Crystal froze the other half.
The Dustox that were burned tried to slam into Aura. Aura fired a blast of fire from her mouth. All of the Dustox that were hit fainted. "Looks like you learned Flamethrower! Crystal, Extreme Speed!" shouted Kristen as Crystal hit the remaining Dustox and sent them into the fainted condition.
"Why don't you want a real battle?" asked Norman. "Well, I don't have four badges, sir," replied Lloyd. Norman thought about it. "Okay. We'll have a practice battle." "Yes!" said Lloyd.
"Are you ready?" asked Norman. "Yeah!" replied Lloyd. "All right. Go, Vigoroth!" shouted Norman as Vigoroth appeared from his Pokéball. "Go, Sparky!" said Lloyd as Sparky jumped on the battlefield. "Vigoroth, use your Scratch Attack!" Vigoroth ran at Sparky with its claws extended. "Sparky, use Quick Attack!" Sparky ran at full speed at Vigoroth and slammed into it.
"Go Sparky!" Evelon cheered. Draco gave a roar to show his spirit, but it seemed to scare the Vigoroth.
"Sparky, Thundershock!" Sparky unleashed the Thundershock right at Vigoroth. Norman saw this and retaliated. "Stand your ground, Vigoroth!" Vigoroth stood there, taking the attack. "Now use Scratch!" The attack caused Sparky to hit the wall.
" Come on Sparky! You've got more juice in you than that!" Evelon cheered as Draco roared again.
I knew you'd get destroyed, said Aura as Kristen, Crystal, and Aura ran inside. Yes, the battle doesn't seem to be going well for the Pichu, said Crystal.
Give me a break! I'm trying, aren't I? shouted Sparky, trying to get up. "Vigoroth, finish it with Slash!" Vigoroth ran toward Sparky with its claws. "Sparky! Use Thunder Wave!" Suddenly, Sparky unleashed blue electricity at Vigoroth. This caused Vigoroth to stop in its tracks, suffering from paralysis.
Well I didn't say you weren't! Good luck anyway, said Aura.
Thanks, said Sparky. "All right, Sparky! Quick Attack!" Sparky started to ram Vigoroth until Norman gave him a Cheri berry. "Aw, damn!" said Lloyd. "Vigoroth, use Slash!" shouted Norman. Vigoroth slashed at Sparky, causing Sparky to faint. "That was a nice battle, Lloyd. I hope we battle again when you get four badges." "I hope so, too, Norman."
Aura sighed. I was right... she mumbled.
"Well there he goes. Damn..." Evelon said disappointedly.
Kristen and Aura sighed. Well now what? asked Aura.
Just then, a small, frail, boy with green hair came through the doors. "Hello, Norman," he said. "Oh, hello Wally. Are you here for your first Pokémon? Sorry, I didn't catch it." Lloyd walked up to Wally. "Yeah. He's been battling me. Sorry," said Lloyd.
"He came for his first Pokémon?" Evelon asked.
Well that's too bad. We better get going to Rustboro City, said Aura as she turned to leave.
"Come back here, Aura. Since I was the cause of this, I say we go help him look for a Pokémon!" suggested Lloyd. "That's a great idea! Okay. Here, take this!" said Norman. He handed Wally a Pokéball and a Zigzagoon. "Use this to catch your Pokémon," said Norman. "We'll go with you! Right, guys?" asked Lloyd.
Yeah sure, mumbled Aura.
"Err, right," Tsura muttered, casting a suspicious glance at Aura.
"We've got nothing better to do," Evelon said.
"Gee, thanks," said Wally. They started walking to route 103. "So, Wally, why do you want a Pokémon?" asked Lloyd. "I'm going to Verdanturf Town to live with my aunt and uncle. So I need a Pokémon to get there," replied Wally. "Well, I'm Lloyd. This is Sparky." "Who are you, cutie?" Wally asked Tsura.
"I'm Tsura," she said nervously.
Evelon tried not to laugh. Draco rolled his eyes.
Kristen, Aura, and Crystal all Animé fell. "So you think she's cute...?" asked Kristen as her eye twitched.
"Well, she is. I'm saying you aren't, though," replied Wally, hoping that Kristen doesn't hurt him.
"I just wanted to know if I had heard right..." mumbled Kristen as she dragged her Pokémon away.
You're not telling me that hurt your feelings? asked Aura.
"No but I get the feeling Wally thinks I am going to break him in half."
"Oh brother. Hey, what's that?" asked Lloyd, taking out his Pokédex. Looks like a Ralts, said Sparky.
"Cool. That's a good Pokémon to have, Wally," said Lloyd. "Great! I'll catch that Ralts, then," replied Wally. Wally ran up to the Ralts. "Hey you! I want to catch you!" Wally released the Zigzagoon he got from Norman. "Go, Zigzagoon! Use Tackle!" Zigzagoon rammed into the Ralts. "Okay, Pokéball, go!" Wally threw the ball at the Ralts. The Pokéball sucked in the Ralts, wiggled three times, and then sealed. "I caught it..."
"It went down in one hit? You going to want to train him up in defense...." Evelon said.
"Yeah, she's right," said Lloyd. "Really," sulked Wally.
Back at the gym...
"Well, you caught a Ralts. Congrats!" exclaimed Norman. "Thanks a lot! Here's your Pokémon back!" said Wally. He handed the Zigzagoon back to Norman. "How you like me now, Kristen?" he asked.
Kristen Animé fell. Aura and Crystal giggled. "I never hated you to begin with," said Kristen as she sweat-dropped.
Draco and Evelon sweat-dropped.
"Okay... Ready to go, guys?" asked Lloyd. I wonder where Andrew is, he thought.
We are ready to go, said Crystal as she, Aura, and Kristen walked outside.
"Yep," Evelon said.
"Then let's go." Just as they walked outside, a girl and a boy dressed in black appeared in front of them. "We're from Team Rocket. We'll be taking your Pokémon now!" they said. Suddenly, a net snatched the Pokémon from our heroes. "That sounded so corny! Who are you?" asked Lloyd.
"My name is Skylor," said the boy.
"And I am Kacey," said the girl.
"Well," said Lloyd, "you're not going to get away with that! Go, Wings!" Wings appeared in a flash of light. "Oh, yeah? Go, Flame!" said Skylor, releasing a Houndour.
"Go Citrus and Aqua!" shouted Kirsten as she released her Pokémon. "Aqua use Water Gun on the Houndour!" shouted Kristen as Aqua began dousing the Houndour with water.
"Go, Isaac!" Tsura exclaimed, throwing down a Pokéball. The Mudkip she had caught in Petalburg emerged from it. "Use Water Gun!" Got it, Isaac replied in a squeaky voice. He promptly opened his mouth, and then shot a stream of water at the Houndour.
"Go, Petal!" said Kacey, releasing a Bulbasaur. "Use Razor Leaf!" Petal shot sharp leaves at Aqua and Citrus. "Flame, use Ember!" shouted Skylor. Flame shot embers at Wings. Come on! Save us! yelled Sparky.
Citrus and Aqua were hit by the attacks. "Citrus use Leaf Blade on Petal!" shouted Kristen as Citrus ran towards Petal and cut her badly with the leaves on his arm. "Aqua use Bite!" said Kristen as Aqua ran towards the Houndour and bit him.
Maybe I can get us out of here, Imp mumbled. The flames on his back began to flare up, and the net began to catch on fire. Ingenious idea, Miles sighed sarcastically, rolling his eyes. Isaac, meanwhile, continued to squirt water at Flame.
Well, it worked, didn't it? asked Sparky, crawling out the net. Meanwhile, Wings was having trouble with Flame. "Use your Wing Attack!" Lloyd shouted at Wings. He started to charge at Flame. "Flame, Flamethrower!" said Skylor. A stream of fire shot out of Flame's mouth.
Aura and Crystal crawl out. You don't stand a chance against me, said Aura as she ran at Flame and slashed at him. Crystal used her small wings on her head to fly over to Petal.
I should have no trouble getting rid of you, she said as she shot at Petal with an Icy Wind attack.
With a squeak, Isaac leapt between Wings and Flame in an attempt to block the attack. Thanks to his wet skin, the fire did no harm to him.
"Imp use Ember! Miles use Scratch!" Tsura exclaimed. Imp, having escaped from the net, turned to face Petal. Payback time... He opened his mouth and shot out tiny embers. Miles followed up by diving at her with his claws outstretched.
"Wings, Peck Attack!" shouted Lloyd. Wings began pecking furiously at Flame's head. Ouch! Stop that! said Flame.
"Aura use Slash on Flame!" shouted Kristen. Aura ran up to Flame and slashed him as hard as she could on his back.
You can hardly fight, said Aura.
"Sparky! You're okay!" said Lloyd. Yeah! Want me to get rid of these idiots? asked Sparky. "Yup. Use Thundershock!" Sparky unleashed his Thundershock at Team Rocket. Suddenly there was an explosion. "Looks like Team Rocket is blasting off AGAIIIIINNNNN!!!" they said, being shot into the air. "Yeah!" shouted Lloyd.
No problem, said Aura as she and the rest of Kristen's Pokémon ran over to Kristen. Kristen had all of them return to their Pokéballs except Aura.
Tsura pointed a Pokéball at Isaac; he began to glow, and was sucked inside of it. "Well, now what do we do?" she asked.
Lloyd returned his Pokémon to their Pokéballs except Sparky. "I guess we go to Rustboro City," he suggested.
Kristen and Aura began walking towards the path to Rustboro.
Evelon and Tsura followed. Now that our heroes have seen how a Gym Leader battles, will they be able to fight against the Rustboro Leader? And will Andrew ever catch up with the group? Find out next time!
To be continued...