Linole (interrupting the writer): Okay, what are you doing?

Me (sweat-dropping): Um, I haven't even started talking to the readers yet! Just what in the world are you asking about?!

Linole (very nervous): Um, uh, nothing actually, just trying to find out what are you doing...

Me (getting annoyed): Why don't you just play with Charlie for a while. I have to talk with the readers....

Linole (murmuring): Okay...

So, while Linole plays with Charlie, let's see what's going to be in for Chapter 20. Yeah! I did it, I finally reached Chapter 20 within just one month, I suppose... So, anyway, after all that waiting, here's Chapter 20....

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Chapter 20 - A Different Type Of Assisting?!

While Brendan and Phil are inside the gym, May and Avegaille finally arrived at Mauville City again, with their bikes. It didn't take them a lot of hours to get there since they are after all, riding a bike. Anyway, both of them placed their bikes in their bags as they entered the gym to see whatever is going on.

As May and Avegaille entered the gym, they felt the trembling of the ground, seeing that Mark is using Earthquake to attack its opponent. Avegaille looked at the big screen behind and on top of Wattson to see who was winning. She saw that Wattson had only one Pokémon left. She also saw that Phil is challenging Wattson. And the best part of it is that the TM she gave to Phil had a purpose.

"All right, Voltrob, come back!" Wattson called out as he sent back Voltrob to its ball. Then, he took out his last Pokéball and sent out...

"Oh, boy, it's a Manectric," Brendan said under his breath. He knew that Mark could beat up the Pokemon easily with its Earthquake move but he was still doubtful that Wattson could turn the tables around.

"I'm sure that Phil will do just fine," May remarked from behind Brendan. Apparently, Brendan didn't notice that May and Avegaille were already behind him, since he was too busy watching the battle scene.

"What the-" Brendan turned around and saw May and Avegaille. He was very surprised when he saw the two trainers.

"Hmm, I wonder what you and Phil were doing while we were asleep," May started out. She started humming.

"Fine, I'll tell you!" Brendan exclaimed, getting annoyed with the humming.

"He just went out early with Phil so that they can train their Pokémon," Avegaille interrupted. She closed her eyes so that she can't see whatever reactions Brendan will make.

"Okay, you're freaking me out here!" Brendan exclaimed, hearing exactly what he was about to say. "What are you, some kind of psychic girl or something?"

"Okay, that's enough," May interrupted as she stopped Brendan from getting any closer to Avegaille. "Maybe it was just a wild guess. I mean, what you are doing is obvious, after all."

"Whatever." Brendan turned back to the battle scene in which Phil had just won while he was talking with May and Avegaille.

"And the winner is, Phil Beryl!" one of the trainers judging the battle announced to everyone.

"All right, we did it!" Phil exclaimed as he quickly went near Mark, his Makuhita.

" Uh, I'm getting dizzy with all the Earthquake moves, " Mark groaned out as Phil carried him in his arms.

"Congratulations, youngster," Wattson said cheerfully as he went near Phil. "For winning, I'm giving you the Dynamo Badge!"

Wattson handed to Phil a badge as Phil placed down Mark on the floor. Phil took the badge and placed it in his trainer card. But before Phil went to his friends, he had a question.

"You don't mind me asking, do ya, but why are you always cheerful?" Phil asked to Wattson.

"Well, it helps me live longer, seeing that I'm already old and been here in Mauville too long," Wattson explained. "It's my secret, young friend." He took something from his pocket. "I like your style... For that, here's a little something from me." He gave to Phil a TM.

"What is it?" Phil asked.

"Why don't you ask your young friend over there?" Wattson suggested as he looked at Avegaille.

"You mean, Avegaille?" Phil asked, seeing that Wattson is looking at Avegaille.

"Yes, her father seems to be an expert on TMs and HMs," Wattson replied. "I've heard of his family on my time around before. Anyway, I should be off now."

After that Wattson walked off as Phil approached his friends that were behind him. Mark was right behind Phil. Avegaille was having a strange feeling inside herself again.

"Hey, Avegaille, can I ask you-"

"TM 34 contains Shockwave, it is an electric attack that is unavoidable," Avegaille replied very quickly. Then, she took a deep breath. "There, are you happy now?"

"Gee, I didn't even told you what the question was," Phil said. He looked at Avegaille in a weird way. "But how did you know-"

"Well, look at the time, well, we must be going now," May interrupted nervously as she went in front of Phil.

"Just what in the world is going on?" Brendan demanded.

"It's none of your business, Bread Head!" May exclaimed furiously as she looked at Brendan. She was started to get irritated again.

"Oh, yeah, well, it is so in my business!" Brendan protested.

"Um, can we do this outside?" Avegaille asked nervously as everyone looked at her.

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"Okay, I had enough of you knowing everything before they were even revealed!" Brendan exclaimed out to Avegaille.

All of the four trainers were outside the gym, talking about whatever it is to be talked about. May and Phil were in the other side, whispering to each other while Brendan was shouting in front of Avegaille.

"Well, how about a battle, then?" Avegaille asked. "If you win, I'll tell you what's going and if you lose, I don't tell you what's going on and you can't make May tell whatever is going on either!"

"All right, fine!" Brendan exclaimed. He took out a Pokéball from his belt. "But you'll only have to use one Pokémon for the rest of the battle."

"Sounds good to me," Avegaille said as she shrugged and took out a Pokéball.

Both trainers stepped back to give space to the Pokémon Battle. Avegaille was on one side, near Route 117 while Brendan is on the other.

"All right, go, Kipp!" Brendan exclaimed as he tossed the ball he was holding and sent out Kipp.

"Okay, go, Linole!" Avegaille exclaimed as she tossed a ball and sent out her Linoone, Linole.

"Humph! I can't believe you're using a new Pokémon for this battle," Brendan smirked.

"Oh, he's not new," Avegaille said as Linole appeared from out of the light.

"Hey! That's Ziggy, but why? What? Oh, I'm getting confused..." Brendan held into his head with his hands, trying to get the confusion off of him.

"Linole, use Facade!" Avegaille ordered.

"Okay, where did she get that TM?" May asked as she looked at Phil and sweat-dropped. "My dad is the only one who uses that move for his battles."

"Well, you don't have to ask anymore, since we already know that Avegaille's dad is an expert on TMs and HMs and maybe that TM is one of the gift her dad gave to her," Phil replied as he looked at May.

"Oh, darn it, Kipp, use Mud Shot!" Brendan ordered, after seeing that Linole's Facade did a lot of damage to Kipp.

" Oh, if I must, " Kipp said to himself as he shooted out mud from his mouth.

Kipp's attacked actually hit Linole. Linole kept using Facade until Kipp fainted out. Then, Brendan sent out Ron, which had evolved into a Breloom. It knew a fighting move, which is an advantage for Brendan.

"Okay, Ron, use Mach Punch!" Brendan ordered.

"Linole, use Ice Beam!" Avegaille quickly ordered out.

While Linole and Ron attacked each other, May was thinking of all the moves that Linole knows recently. Then, finally came out of her.

"Wait, a Pokémon can learn only four moves and HM moves can't be remove, so Linole must only learn Dig, Facade, Surf and Rock Smash," May stated out. "But how come he knows Ice Beam? I don't get it..."

"Why don't you ask that to Avegaille later," Phil suggested upon hearing May.

"Okay, I will," May declared and continued to watch the battle. She saw that Linole had knocked out Ron and now Brendan had sent out Sandy, his Sableye.

" Okay, I'll take it from here, " Linole said to Avegaille. He started to create huge waves and crashed it down on Sandy.

The waves not only made Sandy weak, but it also made Brendan wet.

"Sandy, use Shadow Ball!" Brendan demanded.

" Why would you order something as stupid as that? " Sandy asked as she looked at Brendan. She also sweat-dropped.

"What are you talking about?!" Brendan asked furiously.

May and Phil started laughing when Brendan and Sandy were arguing about the move they should use for Linole.

" Um hello, we're dealing with a Normal Type here! " Sandy pointed out. " Normal types are not affected by Ghost Type moves! You should know that! You're the trainer! "

" Yeah, she's right! " Linole exclaimed as he attacked Sandy with Facade.

Sandy fainted out as Brendan took out a ball and sent the fainted Pokémon back. Finally, he sent out Sid, which evolved into a Nuzleaf. Brendan was losing hope, knowing that Linole could knock him out with just one hit.

"Sid, use Nature Power!" Brendan ordered. He looked at Avegaille, who wasn't doing anything and just watched Linole do whatever he wants to win the battle.

Linole started to shoot icy beams to Sid, freezing him up and also making him unable to attack. Brendan was getting a bit nervous, not knowing what to do now. Avegaille looked at Linole as Linole finally attacked with Facade, making Sid faint. Brendan sent back Sid to his ball as he looked at Avegaille in a doubtful way. Phil approached Brendan and went with him to the Pokémon Center.

"Okay, time for question," May interrupted as she approached Avegaille. "Okay, how did you made Linole forget Rock Smash, just like that?" She snapped her fingers.

"Here, hold this," Avegaille said as she took out a device from her backpack. It was like a remote control, but it only had five buttons on it. And one of the buttons says 'Forget.'

"What is this weird contraption?" May asked as she looked at the gadget carefully.

"Actually, my dad wanted me to test out that thing," Avegaille explained. "He sent it to me over the PC. It can make a Pokémon forget any moves, including HM moves."

"Oh." May gave back the device to Avegaille. "So, it works then, seeing that you made Linole forget Rock Smash."

"Yeah, but I'm sending it back to Dad to let him know that it works," Avegaille said as she placed the remote back in her backpack.

May looked around to see if she could ask Avegaille any more questions. Linole went near Avegaille as Avegaille took out a ball and sent Linole back to its ball.

"Okay, whose turn is it to challenge Wattson?" May asked Avegaille.

"Your turn," Avegaille replied as she looked at May. She attached the ball that she was holding into her belt.

"Fine, but you'll regret this," May murmured as she took Avegaille's arm.

"What are you doing?" Avegaille asked nervously as May held her arm.

"You're going to watch me battle, whether you like it or not!" May exclaimed as she dragged Avegaille while she walked into the gym.

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Inside the gym, May and Avegaille looked around the gym and saw Wattson standing in the other side of the gym. Avegaille stayed on the spot that she was standing on while May approached Wattson.

"Oh? Another challenger?" Wattson asked as he looked at May. He took out a Pokéball from his pocket. "All righty then, let's get this battle started!"

"You got it!" May exclaimed as she went to the other side of the gym in which where Avegaille was, watching her. May stood on the circle, which designates the spot on where a trainer is suppose to stand.

Wattson sent out Voltrob as May sent out Kathy. Both Pokémon were standing in front of their trainers. The tension inside May made her nervous about the battle. Avegaille was watching carefully of what May will tell her Pokémon.

"All right, Kathy, use Assist!" May called out to her Pokémon. As Kathy did her Assist move, May noticed that none of her Pokéballs glowed. Somehow, she thought that there was something wrong but the last time she remembered ordering the Assist move, Kathy used one of Ziggy or Linole's moves.

"Oh, no, not again..." Avegaille groaned out as she looked into her belt and one of her Pokéballs glowed. It was Linole's Pokéball. Avegaille looked at the May's Pokémon on the field.

Kathy started to dig a hole underground as Voltrob was about to tackle Kathy with the charges on its body. May was relieved for now but she was still wondering how Kathy can use a move from a Pokémon not in her team.

"Hmm, wait, I'm still wondering..." Avegaille said to herself as she started to think.

Then, Kathy attacked Voltrob from behind it, fainting out the Pokémon easily. Wattson sent back the fainted out Pokémon immediately and sent out, Magneton. May was getting even more tensed, seeing that Assist can use any attack anytime.

But she didn't care. She still wants Kathy to use the move.

"Okay, Kathy, use Assist again!" May exclaimed. She pointed out to the Magneton.

"Huh?" Avegaille looked down on her belt as one of her Pokéballs glowed. This time, it was Charlie's Pokéball that was glowing. Avegaille couldn't understand why May's Kathy is getting moves from her Pokémon.

Kathy started to blow out heavy flames from its mouth as Magneton attacked her with Shockwave. Both attacks damaged each Pokémon. Kathy was starting to get tired as Magneton fainted out from the huge amount of fire. Wattson quickly sent back Magneton and sent out... Manectric.

"Oh, boy, here we go again..." Avegaille groaned out as she looked at the battle field. She looked at May, who was getting more tensed, although her Kathy had knocked out two Pokémon.

"Oh, man, I don't know if Assist would still turn out to be Dig," May murmured to herself as she started to sweat. She looked at Kathy, who was getting a bit tired.

"Okay, Manectric, use Shockwave!" Wattson called out.

"Kathy, use Assist!" May quickly ordered.

Again, one of Avegaille's Pokéball started to glow. This time, it goes back to Linole's ball. Kathy quickly dug up a hole, making the opponent's attack miss. Wattson didn't know what to order next, since it would just, so he told his last Pokémon to use Charge. Then, from behind Manectric, Kathy did her attack on him. Manectric was getting weaker but he still attacked Kathy with Shockwave. Seeing that he charged up before, the Shockwave move was even more powerful, making Kathy faint.

"All right, you did a very great job," May said as she sent back Kathy. Then, she took out another Pokéball and sent out...

"Terra?" Avegaille asked, very shocked. "Well, I know it's the last Pokémon but still..." She looked at Terra on the field.

"Okay, Terra, use Double Kick!" May quickly ordered.

"Manectric, use Shockwave!" Wattson called out.

Terra started to kick on Manectric as Manectric started to send out fast charges from its body. Terra was able to make Manectric faint out but Manectric's move also hit Terra. Wattson was out of Pokémon as he sent back Manectric to its ball. The big screen above Wattson flashed out May's picture, declaring the winner.

"Congratulations!" Wattson exclaimed happily as he approached May.

Avegaille went near May as Terra did the same. Both of them wanted to hear what Wattson had to say. Wattson took out something from his pocket.

"Why are you so happy?" May asked as she was starting to get freaked out.

"Well, I'm always like this," Wattson replied. He handed out to May a badge. "I think you earned this... it's the Dynamo Badge."

"Thanks," May murmured as she took the badge and took out her trainer card. She attached the badge into the card.

"Well, I have to go now," Wattson said to them. Then, he noticed Avegaille standing besides May. "Oh, yes, I wanted to talk to you since yesterday."

"Who? Me?" Avegaille asked, getting confused.

"Yes, you, he's talking about you," May cleared out.

"What could you possibly want from me?" Avegaille asked as she was starting to get nervous.

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End Of Chapter 20

So, guys, what do you think? I know it's taking a long time for the gang to get out of Mauville but this is all what I can do for now... Please give me your comments or reviews......

Linole (looking curiously at the screen): Um, uh, who are you talking to?

Me (sweat-dropping): Um, uh, just to those people reading this fic....

Linole (looks at the writer): Okay.... can you tell me the history of Pokémon?

Me (More sweat-drops): Um, it might take a while, but okay...

Well, that's the end of Chapter 20.......