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Far - Ash, Brock, and May meet up with a mysterious trainer named Kaya.
She fits well with the boys, but May is uneasy about the new trainer.
After a friendly match Kaya reveals to their shock, and May's dismay,
that she's the Gym Leader in the next town…
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Chapter 2: The Mistake and the Inner Demon
While leading them into town, Ash, Brock, and May took in the scenery. It looked like a small city rather than a town. But the city was full of happy people with Poke'mon everywhere and trainers wherever they looked. Pikachu was ecstatic. It ran up trees and ran in and out of Ash's legs. It was glad to be in a town again. They stopped at a large black Gym on the edge of the town. It had a black dragon on its roof and it looked like a small mansion. The three trainers stopped and looked at the Gym in awe.
"Hey Kaya! You said you were fifteen, right? How'd you get this Gym?
Did you inherit it or something," Ash asked. He thought she got this
gym like his friend Misty did.
"Naah. I built it
myself…with the help of my Poke'mon. I was actually renting this lot,
but when all the trainers started to come I was able to pay off the
debt and buy the lot. Come inside and we'll get you"
"KAYA! I, ROCKY, CHALLENGE YOU TO A MATCH!" It was another trainer. It
was an older boy, maybe older even than Brock. To Ash and his friends,
he looked tough and scary. But in Kaya's eyes he looked determined yet
inexperienced. Kaya shook her head. She was always disgusted when
inexperienced trainers came in. She thought they had no respect for
themselves, their Poke'mon, and those around them.
"I'm sorry, but I don't think this Gym is not for you. Since I'm the
Gym Leader, I have the right to decide who is experienced enough to
battle me and to refuse you. I'm sorry. Please leave my Gym and don't
come back until you have gotten stronger…Now if you don't mind, I have
company," Kaya said with a sigh as she turned from the eager trainer.
But being brash and inexperienced, he pushed on. And in doing so he
made a huge mistake: by threatening and insulting the Gym Leader.
"I think you're just scared, Kaya! You don't wanna battle me because you're weak! You hear me! You're not strong! You're just a scared, weak little girl! Go ahead and walk away like a little dog," Rocky yelled back. As he threw insults, Brock and Ash also started to throw insults to the inexperienced trainer. May on the other hand looked at Kaya in shock and fear. She was glowing and pulsing with a black like aura and her eyes glowed an eerie blood red. Her nails also started to grow longer. When the angry trainers saw this, everyone stopped arguing and stared at Kaya. Even Pikachu, cowered behind Ash, it knew that something was terribly wrong. Rocky, realizing his mistake, bolted for the door, which slammed shut on its own accord. Kaya, enraged, struck out her arm. May, Ash, and Brock watched in utter shock as Rocky flew against the wall. Kaya had psychic powers… She approached Rocky who lay in a heap on the floor…
"FOOLISH BOY! If you really think you have what it takes AFTER I refused you, then so be it! I will battle you! And when you lose, you will heed my advice and not come back to me until you have grown stronger and learned some humility!" Kaya soon lost her glow and returned to normal. "I am sorry my guests. I have to deal with this idiot for the moment. If you wish, you can follow the stairs on the right to the arena to watch. But if you want you could follow the stairs to the left to your rooms. This gym was also built as a Poke'center and hotel so do as you wish." Ash, May, Brock, and Pikachu silently gestured that the were going to watch the battle. Kaya nodded and led Rocky to the arena.
"DID YOU GUYS KNOW SHE COULD DO THAT," Ash practically yelled as they went up the stairs.
"I didn't know either, Ash. I knew there was
something up when we first met her! We can't trust her," May said
angrily.
"Hold on guys. Even though she DOES have
psychic powers, she didn't use them in the fight, so she's gotta be a
good person. She doesn't cheat and she seems to be a nice. Maybe she's
just misunderstood. I mean, look at Sabrina," Brock suggested. Pikachu
nodded in agreement. That statement made Ash think…
May, Brock, May, and Pikachu sat in the overhead bleachers. May was thoroughly scared at this point. They were dealing with a psychic now. What if she used her powers to harm her and her friends. Or even worse, seduce Ash. She would give that gothic girl a piece of her mind! Ash was a bit shaken, but he remembered their last battle in the field. She did battle fairly and she seemed sincerely nice…Maybe she WAS just misunderstood. And he couldn't help but notice that May was very upset. He was so confused. He did like May, but this new girl changed everything. She was very pretty, but so was May. He hoped May didn't know what was going on in his head…He could get into big trouble. Then an announcement went over the P.A.
"WE WILL USE TWO POKE'MON!" Kaya and Rocky got their poke'balls ready. "GYM LEADER CANNOT MAKE SUBSTITUTIONS!" Rocky sent out Nuzleaf, a tough looking grass and dark type Poke'mon. Ash and his friends agreed that it was a good type to start with. "WINNER WILL BE DECIDED WHEN BOTH OF THE TRAINER'S POKE'MON HAVE FAINTED!" Kaya smirked and threw an ultra ball in the air. "Begin Match!" A tall Poke'mon, covered in orange, red, and white feathers popped out. It gave a cry that left everyone staring in amazement. May especially, since she realized her little Torchic would soon grow into that monstrosity that stood in front of her. The Blaziken growled menacingly and cracked it's knuckles. The Nuzleaf stepped back in fear. Kaya smiled at Rocky's scared look. She laughed an evil laugh; she was enjoying his fear.
"DON'T BE SCARED, THE FUN IS JUST BEGINNING! THIS IS YOUR PUNISHMENT! AND YOU'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT!"