Thanks for reading, here's the next chapter, based similar to 'Showdown in Pewter City'; even if Brock does seem a little odd, there's a reason behind that which will be revealed in later chapters. I don't own Pokemon except my own characters, so enjoy!
Chapter 7: Pewter City Re-Match
In the last chapter, Angelina arrived in Pewter City along with Ash and Misty. Angelina sets off to the Pewter Gym where she defeated gym leader Brock and won the Boulder Badge. When Ash arrived for his challenge, he was a little un-experienced to his first gym battle and lost. Angelina witnessed the battle and talks to Brock, having dinner and meeting his nine younger siblings. She learns that the young gym leader really isn't as mean as he looks.
The next day, Angelina got up from her night's sleep and changed into her clothes; then grabbed a Nutri-Grain Bar and bottle of Cerulean water for breakfast.
Walking out of the Pokemon Center, Angelina pulled out her Poke-Gear to see the time which was after two o'clock. She almost chocks on her water and spits some of it out, "Did I sleep in that late? I better get down to the gym if I wanna see Ash's re-match!"
Angelina ran down the road and up to the gym, taking in the secret back entrance and climbing the stairs to the cat-walk over the gym arena. She noticed Brock's siblings were crowded around Misty as they watched the battle take place below, then she decides to watch herself.
The battle was between Pidgeotto and Geodude, the Rock-type had the advantage over the Flying-type. Pidgeotto was slammed and knocked out, which forced Ash to call it back while Geodude floats smugly above the ground.
"Are you giving up again?" Brock asked with a cocky smirk.
"No way! Pikachu, I choose you!" Ash shouted, his Pokemon walked confidently onto the field.
"The Pikachu again?" Brock said, not very impressed as he recognized the electric mouse. "I feel sorry for it, being raised by such a weak Pokemon Trainer."
"Pikachu!" Ash said, grinning. "Now's our chance to show him how weak we are!"
Pikachu unleashed as a blast of electricity onto the Rock-type Pokemon, sends it crashing to the ground, blackened and burnt.
Brock looked surprised with mouth agape; Misty and Angelina cheered silently, while Brock's siblings murmur uncomfortably and concerned.
"Geodude, return!" Brock calls back his Pokemon to recover. "It looks like you've trained it better, but still no match for Onix! Go!" he unleashed the massive stone snake.
Pikachu panicks at the sight of the giantic Pokemon, and lets loose sparks in random directions that smashes rocks, almost takes out Ash, shocks a startled Onix and sets small fires in the lights hanging from the roof.
"Hey Pikachu, watch where you're aiming!" Ash shouted, hoping to calm down his Pokemon. Pikachu got distracted and was now getting picked up by Onix; squeezing the little electric rodent with its rock-hard tail.
"Pikachu, give it a Thunderbolt!" Ash yelled as his Pokemon was in trouble. Pikachu released another blast of electricity, which caused Onix to flinch and growl in pain. "Hang on Pikachu! It's working!"
"Onix, Bind it!" Brock shouted to encourage his Pokemon.
Pikachu stopped its electrical attack and Onix was still standing and continues its Binding attack.
"Onix, stop!" Brock commanded, and Onix released Pikachu.
"No, Brock! I want to play this match to the end!" Ash said, not feeling ready to give up.
"There's no point in going on. I really don't want to hurt your Pokemon." Brock said, then at that moment, the fire sprinklers turned on and Onix roared in pain.
"Ash!" Misty shouted. "Rock Pokemon are weakened by water!"
"Pikachu!" Ash called out to his Pokemon, who used another blast of electricity to shock Onix right to it's very core, and smashing into the ground.
"Onix!" Brock cried out, worried for his Pokemon.
"Pikachu, finish it off!" Ash demanded and raised his hand, only to be grabbed and his eyes widened in surprise. "My conscience is holding me back! I can't bring myself to beat Brock! I'm imagining his brothers and sisters holding me back from beating the one person they love!"
"Ash," sighs Misty from her place in the railing, "I think you better open your eyes." Ash opens his eyes to see that all of Brock's brothers and sister were holding on to him, preventing him from moving. "Huh?"
"You leave Onix alone!" sobs one of Brock's brothers, "My brother worked hard at raising it you big bully!"
"Believe me kid, I'm no bully," Ash stammered.
"Stop it! Get off, all of you!" Brock ordered his family. "This is an official match, and we're going to finish it no matter what!"
"But Brock," sobs one of his little sisters, "We know that you love your Pokemon so much!"
"That's why we can't watch Onix suffer from another attack!" rasps another of Brock's brothers.
Angelina knew Brock had sparred Pikachu because of how much Ash cared for it. She smiled knowing Ash realized that Brock was a very caring person and had to be strong to support his family. Ash began to set down all of Brock's siblings one by one.
"Pikachu, return." Ash said, and his confused Pokemon returns to him.
"What do you think you're doing?" Brock demanded angrily, "This match isn't over yet, Ash!"
"Yes it is." Ash called out calmly. "Those sprinklers going off was just an accident. Winning the match because of that wouldn't have proved anything. Next time we meet, Brock, I'll beat you my way, fair and square." Ash said, turning to leave. "And by the way kids, you guys got a great brother!"
"Hmmm, maybe," Brock muttered, looking very thoughtful.
Misty sighs, "Just when he gets a lucky break he decides to be a nice guy, too."
Angelina watches as Ash leaves the gym with Pikachu, she then saw Misty sneak out of the gym unnoticed. Then she climbed down and joined Brock with his siblings.
"It was a good thing you stopped the match, Brock." Angelina told him. "I would've reported both of you to the Official Pokemon League for the misuse of Pokemon in official gym battles."
"So you think Ash deserves the badge?" Brock asked.
"That's your decision, not mine." Angelina said. "You ordered your Onix to stop since you didn't want to hurt Pikachu, but Ash did ask for a re-match."
"Hmm," Brock thought for a moment. "Yeah, I guess you're right about that." He took out a Boulder Badge. "Come on, Angelina. Let's hurry and catch up with Ash."
The two teenagers run out of the gym and down the road, unbeknownst to them that they were being followed.
"Hey! Hey! Wait up, Ash!" Brock shouted, running to catch up with the trainer.
Ash turned around. "Brock!" he looked surprised to see the panting boy. "Angelina, too!" he just noticed the young girl as she waved, also panting to catch her breath.
Standing up straight, Brock holds out his hand and says, "Ash, you forgot this." In his hand is a shiny, sparkly, boulder-shaped badge, named appropriately enough, a Boulder-Badge.
"A badge, for defeating a Gym Trainer?" Ash asked in surprise. "I can't accept that, I didn't beat you. I gave up."
"Nah, I lost to you. You beat me in battle, and in being kind to all Pokemon." Brock assured. "To tell you the truth, I get more pleasure from raising Pokemon than from making them battle." Brock turns to stare dramatically at the sun setting over the nearby lake, "I don't care about being a great Pokemon Trainer, I want to become the World's Best Breeder, but I can't leave here because I have to look after my brothers and sisters." He announced, staring at the sun setting over the nearby lake. "Ash, I want you to take this and fulfill my dream, will you do that for me?" he holds out the badge to Ash.
"I will!" Ash nodded. "And I'll do my best to deserve this, too!" he takes the badge from Brock's outstretched hand.
"Brock, you go follow your own dreams."
The three teens saw a man in his early 40s with deeply tanned skin and a brown beard. He wore a red beanie, a very short-sleeved yellow shirt and green pants, along with worn brown shoes, and shabby gloves.
"Flint!" Ash exclaimed. The man removed his beard and took off his hat, revealing an older version of Brock, just older.
"My…. father," Brock frowned, growling with distaste in his voice.
"What?! You mean you're the good for nothing father who left home and never came back?" Ash asked, sounding surprised.
"About time," Angelina muttered, then smiled.
"That's right, it was me." Flint admitted. "I couldn't become the great Pokemon Trainer I wanted to and because I was such a failure I was too embarrassed and ashamed to go back to my family."
"But why did you help me instead of Brock?" Ash asked.
"You reminded me of myself at that age, and you didn't seem to have a chance." Flint explained his reason, and caused Ash to sigh and look depressed.
"It's time I started taking care of my family," Flint told his son, "You go fulfill your dreams and mine."
"First, there are some things I have to tell you," Brock said coldly, while Ash puts his hands behind his head and Angelina folds her arms over her chest; they both smile and watch on.
"After all these years, I understand how you must feel about me," Flint said. "So I want you to get everything off your chest."
"Here," Brock said, reaching into his vest and pulled out a needle and thread which he gave to his father. "Suzy always rips her dresses so you better learn how to sew, and Timmy only eats cold spaghetti for breakfast. Tommy likes cornflakes for dinner."
"Slow down! Slow down!" Flint yelled. "I can't write that fast!"
"Cindy sleepwalks so you'll need to tie a bell on her wrist, and the twins never want to take a bath so you have to..." Brock continued to list things before leaving.
Later that evening, Brock walks alongside Ash and Pikachu.
"Hey Ash, are you sure it's okay if I go with you on your Pokemon Journey?" Brock asked.
"Sure I'm sure! The more the merrier, and it's good to have somebody to talk with!" Ash admitted, smiling in delight.
"Well," starts Brock, stopping to turn and look behind them, "What about that girl who keeps following you?"
"Don't forget about my bike, Ash Ketchum!" Misty yelled, following some meters behind them. "I'm going to follow you until you pay me back!"
"I know! I know!" Ash complained. "Pikachu, let's try to lose her!" he told the electric Pokemon and broke into a run.
"Wait up, Ash!" Brock called out as he ran after him.
"You won't get away!" Misty shouted, chasing after them.
Angelina just laughs in amusement, walking at a steady pace as she and the young trainers continue their quest to become Pokemon Masters.
§To Be Continued§
*This chapter is the second half (or the rest) of the episode "Showdown In Pewter City"
*Ash has a second gym battle with Brock, but doesn't defeat Onix due to the sprinklers going off.
*Brock gives Ash the Boulder Badge due to being kind to Pokemon, then joins Ash on his journey.
*Flint, the stranger that sells rocks, is Brock's father and takes care of his nine siblings while Brock fulfills his dream as a Pokemon Breeder.
*Ash's Pikachu learns Thunderbolt.
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