CHAPTER 4: The sun-tanned man named Dan
Giovanni and Miyamoto had finally made it out of Mt. Moon. Nidoran had finally evolved into a Nidorino and he had also caught a new pokemon, a Spearow. And Miyamoto had caught a Clefairy.
"Well this is Cerulean City"! said Miyamoto. "Nice place" said Giovanni, "but I'm looking for the Gym". Miyamoto giggled. "What?" said Giovanni feeling insulted. "Isn't there a gym here?" "Yes, his name is Dan and his specialty is water-type pokemon," said Miyamoto. "And he's so HOT! "WHAT!" yelled out Giovanni. "But I thought that you said that D.J. was…" But before Giovanni could finish Miyamoto was already running towards the Cerulean gym, as he once again had to run after her.
"Here are the doors to the gym," said Miyamoto. This time they were electronic doors that opened when you came near them and they walked in. "Hello?" said a voice. A girl with blonde hair in a yellow bikini came up to the twosome. "We're looking for Dan the gym leader," said Giovanni. "Have you seen him"? "Oh Dan, right this way please" said the girl smiling. "My name is Meredith just so you know".
"Whoa the arena is a swimming pool!" said Giovanni astounded. "Well duh, it is a water pokemon gym" said Meredith. "We also have are own tanning salon in the back". "I'm not here for a tan, I'm here for a Pokemon battle with Dan!" yelled Giovanni. "A pokemon battle with me, I feel so grateful," said a guy with blond hair, glasses, and blue swimming trunks floating on an inner tube in the pool with two other girls. "Why do you feel grateful?" growled Giovanni. "Because you brought a long a girl with ya" said the guy smiling. "Oh yeah and I'm the one you're looking for, I'm the sun-tanned man named Dan". "He's so cute isn't he!" chanted the two girls in the pool. "He's pathetic," said Giovanni. "How dare you say that!" yelled Miyamoto and Meredith as they both slapped Giovanni across the face. Unlike the girls, Dan had kept his cool. "So you want a battle huh?" said Dan coolly "Then let's battle, it'll be nice entertainment for the chicks".
He climbed out of the water and onto one of the many platforms that were in the water. "Please climb onto a platform then our battle shall begin," he said. "How, they are all in the water!" said Giovanni. "Swim, it's not my fault you forgot your swim trunks" said Dan simply. All the girls giggled including Miyamoto. "Fine" said Giovanni frustrated as he jumped into the water and swam over to a platform.
"This shall be a three on three pokemon battle, let the battle begin"! announced Meredith. "I choose my darling Staryu go!" said Dan as he threw a pokeball into the water. A starfish-like pokemon came out. "Go Pinsir!" yelled out Giovanni throwing his pokeball. Pinsir stood on a platform not to far from Staryu. "Water gun hun!" said Dan. Staryu sprayed a stream of water at Pinsir which didn't do anything but upset it. "Too bad Pinsir can't swim," laughed Meredith. Feeling like a fool Giovanni returned his Pinsir and sent out his Spearow. "Spearow Wing attack!" he yelled out. "SPEAR!" cried out the pokemon as it dove down and used a wing attack at Staryu, which did a fair amount of damage. "Water gun!" commanded Dan getting serious. Staryu sprayed water at Spearow but it easily evaded it. "Gust!" said Giovanni as Staryu got lifted up into a mini-tornado and got thrown to the other side of the gym hitting the wall. It fainted instantly. "Staryu return" said Dan returning his beaten pokemon.
"Now I choose Starmie!" Dan threw a pokeball and another starfish pokemon came out. "Another star-fish?" groaned Giovanni. "Do the same thing Spearow gust"! Spearow once again made another mini-tornado and Starmie got thrown to the other side of the gym just like Staryu and fainted. Dan returned Starmie and said, "Now it's time for you to battle my most powerful pokemon".