Ok sorry about the time period on the update guys, was going through family trouble...ugh. Anyway just to clear things up the "ruler" option on my edit/preview page thing isin't working for some reason...ugh...or mabey it is but I just can't see it...yea that would be bad then since I clicked it alot in random places but anyway yea I found a "replacement" ruler line thing so yea you'll notice trust me, so when you see that, know that the setting changed. Also, figured I might as well put this up before I go on vacation cuz when I get back it's forced summer reading for me...yea I found out kinda late...ugh. So yea sorry again and let's get on with it! (...ugh?)
Disclaimer : Don't own Pokemon...or Love Hina for that matter but own Damian, Andrew, the two characters that's gonna "interact" with him, and the three shady guys that pop up like twice.
The sun had settled past the hills and in turn the moon had risen from the depths. The auburn color that once filled Cerulean City was now a dark black. Night had come. Gyms, as well as other stores were close. Pokecenters were packed with trainers staying over night, but in the room where Damian and Shinobu resided in, the young trainer wasn't there.
"David..."
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The Three Big Battles pt. 2
Shinobu vs. Misty!
The little spiky haired trainer walked through the empty streets. The occasional cool breeze that blew silently into the darkness ran through his hair, emitting a kind of dance between the two.
"I wonder what your doing right now.."
The boy continued walking until he reached the spot where he and Andrew battled near the bridge. He then noticed an object on the floor. As he walked towards it, it glistened in the moonlight. When the object came in sight he immediately knew what it was, yet another shard of Sandshrew's skin. He bent down to pick it up and noticed it was slightly different than the other pieces he remembered seeing. The object he held in his right hand resembled to be somewhat crescent shaped.
"Razor Leaf..."
He then noticed some jagged edges on the shard and when out in search for a rock. When he found one he used the sharp end to sharpen away the edges until a perfect crescent was left in his hand. Feeling accomplished, he shut his left eye and lifted the shard above his head. It glistened in between his index and thumb fingers, fitting the waning crescent shining above him like a jigsaw piece.
"I vow to become a pokemon master no matter what the cost. I won't give up, even when things are looking rough, even if everyone's against me, i'll still fight...because I know that's what you'll do too."
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"When do we strike?"
"Yea i'm getting tired of waiting!"
"...Soon, now get back to training."
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"Where is he..." A worried Shinobu thought as she paced the room. "He said he would be back soon but that was fifteen minutes ago." She kept thinking until the doorknob turned.
"Hey." The young boy said walking in.
"Where have you been? I was worried sick about you! Do you know what could have happened to you out there?" She yelled as he looked flabbergasted at her.
"Wow...umm yea kinda scared me a bit there." He said as a mental image of his mother scolding him disappeared out of his head. "Sorry bout that, just had to think about something."
"Think about what?" She asked regaining her composure.
"Uhh, just things...by the way you got some rope or any string?" He asked.
By now she was looking at him with confusion. Partly due to him brushing off her question but mostly because of such the random one he asked.
"Umm...I think...why?" She asked with curiosity rising.
"Oh, because I found this outside and I want it to carry it with me." He said holding up his new item.
"What is it?" She asked getting a closer look.
"Uhhh you don't worry bout that, rope and or string please." He asked stretching out his other hand.
"Oh, ok hold on." She said as she went over to her pink colored bag. "It looks so familiar though." She thought as she fumbled through her belongings to eventually find a black string. "Didn't you carry a backpack with you?" She asked as she handed it too him.
"Heh, kinda rushed out...yeaaa wasn't the smartest thing I did." He replied as he tied a knot around the top of the little crescent and then tied the rest around his neck. "Perfect."
"Well then I guess we'll have to get you one later then right?" She said smiling at him.
"Wait, then that means were traveling together?" He asked trying to conceal a smile.
"Well it would be more fun to travel with somebody than just walking by yourself." She said looking at the young boy's eyes lighten up.
"Really! Cool! Look out world! Damian and Shinobu are coming!" He yelled.
They started to laugh but got interrupted by a couple of knocks on the door.
"I got it." He said as he went over to open it.
BLAM!
Shinobu watched as Damian was sent flying into the wall.
"You friggin Mankey SHUT THE HELL UP!" Some tan colored kid with a distinct hairstyle yelled from the doorway.
It was blonde and had some kind of bend at the front that looked like a boomerang with two other curves standing upright on both the left and right side of his head. The rest of his hair was jetting back with a little spike resting on the top of his neck. He was wearing a red shirt with small, white writing in script which stated "Back Off!" with bage jeans and red shoes with white lines. The smoke emitting from his fist meant that punch MIGHT have hurt.
"Uwhaaa, you ass! If I knew which one of you to hit you'll be dead right now!" The dilousional boy somehow managed to speak while getting up. "Freakin three of you..."
"If you wanna make something then do it! We could have a pokemon battle or just a battle right now! Your choice!" The teenage boy yelled as his left hand grabbed one of his pokeballs at his waist and his right raised in a stance.
"How bout both!" Damian shouted as he grabbed the nearest object near him. "Go! Wartotle!" He yelled as he thew the best seller "How To Make Primeapes Your Friend" novel towards the "multiple" figures at the door only for it to go up in the air and land two feet from its starting point. "And now for you!" He yelled as he charged at the teenager, managing to slip on the book and stumbled towards the door. "I'll just ram em then!" He thought as he tucked his head as picked up his pace towards the image standing in front of him.
"Is he serious...?" The boy thought as he relaxed himself and decided to watch Damian head for his crash course.
BLAM!
Shinobu watched as Damian crashed into the wall inches away from the other boy.
"...Whatever." The boy said as he left revealing even more writing on the back of his shirt stating "Ya friggin loser!"
The young boy glued to the wall eventually pulled his head out of the crater and stumbled a bit, "Ugh, you dam and act disppering yoru!" He said in a string of sloshed words.
"Umm Damian, maybe you shouldn't have done that." She said quietly.
"Return Watrtortle!" He yelled then fainted on the floor.
"Oh boy." She thought as she bent over to pick him up.
"What's with all the noise?" Nurse Joy asked as she became visible from the doorway.
"Ummm, sorry about that. It won't happen again." Shinobu said as the boy shuffled in her arms.
"Golden water escapes from the pond when the flaming orb rises." He muttered in his unconscienceness.
"...Is he going to be alright?" The Nurse asked.
"Uhh, yea he's just exhausted from today." Shinobu responded.
"Well he should be, who wouldn't be after the battle he had earlier, everyone's been talking about it nonstop for the past hours. Speaking of that, Sandshrew should be feeling better soon, I would say just a couple of more hours before she can go.
"Thank you so much Nurse Joy!" Shinobu yelled in joy almost dropping Damian in the process. "That would've been bad." She thought.
"Your welcome." She replied as she started to leave but noticed the crater in the wall. "Funny, I thought that's where the stud was when we measured, oh well I guess i'll fix it up later." She said thinking to herself as she left and shut the door.
"Ouch."
Setting Damian down on the bed on the left side of the room, she then went over to pick up the novel and set it back on the table. She then turned off the lights and climbed into the bed on the opposite side of the room.
"It's gonna be a long journey," Shinobu thought as she snuggled in her sheets, "And I cant wait."
Somewhere in another room
"Tomorrow, your friggin going down Misty!"
Somewhere in yet another room
"Man I can't wait for my match with her. Tomorrow i'm going to try my best to get that badge!"
At the counter
"Wall Repair Inc.? Yes this is Nurse Joy of Cerulean City. Yeaa we have a problem..."
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As the sun rose again it appeared one of our heroes suffered a minor problem...
"You...got to be kidding me...dammit dammit dammit!" The poor boy muttered waking up Shinobu.
"Huh?" She said sleepily as her eyes lazed over to Damian's bed. "Are you...o...k." She stammered when she saw the predicament.
It appears Damian had a little "accident".
"Man it's all because of that stupid dream!" He yelled as he slammed his fists down in agony.
"...Umm...what should we do?" Shinobu asked getting up and holding back laughter.
"Ummm...wellll...huh...I really do-" Damian started as his line cut short by the door busting open.
"You! Me! Right now! Pokemon bat..." The boy from yesterday night yelled until he noticed Damian's mishap.
"Just...great." The young boy muttered.
"Heh...hehehhe...YOU FRIGGIN LOSER! YOU WET THE FRIGGIN BED! HAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAH!" The boy continued in his ranting.
"Wait, what?"
"Did he just say?"
"You mean he did what?"
Damian and Shinobu could only watch as the crowd that formed at the doorway grow and grow.
And soon enough...
"HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Are...you...serious." The boy thought as his head turned a whole new shade of red.
"What's going on hear, go on shoo." The duo heard from the room coming from the hallway. Thankfully the crowd seemed to disperse and Nurse Joy was standing at the door, shocked if any.
"Tsch, so much for the hotshot trainer." The boy said as he left.
"What...that's it, he's going on my hate list along with Andrew." Damian dully thought to himself.
"Umm...well this certinately isn't the first time this happened." The nurse said approaching his bed. "Hopefully we have some clothes to lend while we wash these." She said thinking to herself.
"Umm, thanks. I'll bring in the sheets later." He said as his attention went over to Shinobu. "Well...hmmm, well to start what were you doing in this city anyway." He asked her.
"Oh, I was going to face the gym leader to get another badge...so I can show everyone i'm not weak." She finished.
"You? Weak! Hah! If anything your a threat, and yes you can take that as a compliment." He said with a thumbs up.
"Heh, thanks." She said smiling, still lost in thoughts.
"Unfortunately I won't be on the sidelines to cheer you on because...well yea gotta fix this problem." He said becoming embarrassed once again. "But don't worry, i'll still be cheering for you." He said winking and giving her another thumbs up. "Now if you'll please pardon the rudeness but GET OUT!" He yelled as he was becoming tired of sitting in his own...liquid waste?
"Oh! Sorry!" She said as she stammered to get her belongings and ran out the door.
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After finishing her bathroom activities, we join Shinobu outside staring at the Cerulean City Gym.
"Okay...here goes nothing." She thought as she took a deep breath and pushed open the doors.
It was certinately something she's never seen before, a stadium filled with luscious color blue and of course, a magnificently huge swimming pool directly in the center with two platforms on opposing sides. The dome shaped arena made Shinobu feel as if she were performing on stage at that very moment.
"Hi there newcomer." A mysterious voice said that knocked Shinobu back into reality.
She turned to see a girl on the opposite side of the area in her new outfit we all come to know and love.
"Umm hi...uhh I came to...umm get a badge." Shinobu tried to challenge clearly.
The girl laughed. "Oh? So your saying you can beat me?" She asked bending over towards Shinobu's direction.
"Oh! No I meant...that...umm b-but..." She tried desperately fumbling for words.
The girl laughed. "Haha just joking, you never know you just might have what it takes. By the way i'm Misty." She said with a friendly smile.
"Umm, hi...I'm Shinobu." She said gathering up her strength. "Pull it together, the battle didn't even start yet!" She scolded herself.
"Well it's nice to meet you, ready to get this battle started?" Misty asked jumping onto one of the platforms.
"Ok." Shinobu responded shakily getting onto hers.
"Alright then! We'll each use two pokemon...you do have at least two right or else this might be hard for you." She said.
"Of course." Shinobu replied as she thought about what she heard about this gym. "She uses water type so i'll counter with Senpai."
"Alright then! Lets go Starmie!" She yelled as she threw her pokeball over the water. A white light popped out and descended into the pool.
A/N: Huh...just realized that Starmie doesn't actually say "Starmie." So bear with me ppl.
"Aauh." The pokemon cried. (I said bear with me dammit!)
"Go Senpai!" She yelled as she threw the pokeball at the edge of the platform. The light went to the water, then retracted back to the platform. It then took shape and her pokemon became visible.
"Ivy?" He said confused as he observed his surroundings. He eventually became aware of what was going on and got into position.
"Nice choice, but just because I have the disadvantage doesn't mean that it's automatically over." Misty said. "I'll even give you a chance to go first to demonstrate." She finished.
"Really?" Shinobu asked as the other girl nodded.
"Just to see if you can think on your feet." The red head said.
"Huh, oh well." She thought. "Senpai! Vine Whip!" She yelled as her pokemon nodded in response and hurled it's vines towards the star pokemon.
"Typical." Misty thought as Starmie got wrapped up in the opponent's attack. "Ok now Starmie Rapid Spin!" She yelled as she knew she won this one.
"Aauh!" The pokemon replied as it started to spin in circles in a rapid movement.
"What!" Shinobu gasped as she saw her pokemon being dragged in the pool, fighting for freedom.
"Ivysaaaur!" The pokemon cried as he desperately tried to retract his vines, but Starmie had to strong of a grip.
"Ok Starmie stop." Misty said as her pokemon obeyed and stopped, centimeters away from the pokemon.
Ivysaur could only stare helplessly as he looked into the crimson gem of the symmetrically star-shaped pokemon as they both floated carelessly in the middle of the pool.
"See, you can easily turn the tides of a situation if you play your cards right." Misty said winking. "Now what if I told Starmie to descend..." She said thinking aloud to her self.
"What, no!" Shinobu yelled as she looked over to see an equally surprised Ivysaur.
"Well then? Giving this one to me?" Misty asked.
"...Fine, just don't hurt him." The poor Shinobu replied with tears welling up. "Am I that weak..." She thought.
"Ok, Starmie! Bring Ivysaur back to Shinobu." Mist told her pokemon.
"Aauh." The pokemon complied as it drifted over to Shinobu. It was with that when it relaxed itself and Ivysaur loosened it's vines, bringing them back in and hopped back on the platform.
"Ivy..." The pokemon muttered coming back to her looking at the floor.
"Its ok, you did your best." She said as she petted him. "But why don't I feel like I did mine...it was over too quickly...I should just quit." She thought until Misty snapped her back into reality.
"Return Starmie, nice job." She said as she put away her pokeball and drew out a fresh one. "Go Goldeen!" She yelled as the pokeball stopped inches away from the water and opened up.
Shinobu and Ivysaur watched as the light took form and settled in the water.
"Goldeen, Goldeen, Goldeen, Goldeen." The blasted fish repeated.
"God that gets annoying." Mist thought. "Ok that's enough now Goldeen!" She yelled sweetly somehow managing to calm down the raving fish.
"Who should I choose..." Shinobu pondered. "Like its going to matter, she'll find a way to trap me and bring it to an end in thirty seconds." She thought as everything seemed hopeless. "I should just forfeit." She thought again as she tried to gather up the courage to call it but the sound of muffled laughter halted the battle as both girls heard rushing footsteps heading towards the door. It soon flung open to reveal a figure in the light quickly making sure to close it shut.
"HAHAHAAHAHA-"
BLAM!
The door shut hard as loud panting could be heard from that area.
"Damian!" Shinobu exclaimed as she was happy to see her friend...only he looked a little different.
The young trainer was sporting his usual shoes and of course his new necklace but those were the only things "familiar" with his wardrobe. As for the rest he was wearing a yellow shirt with a dandelion in the middle and, going further south, was sporting hot pink very tight short shorts with "Sassy!" on the back in red. You go Damian.
"Uhh-"
"It...was all...they had." The young boy said irritatedly.
Everyone, minus Damian, burst into uncontrollable laughter. Misty rolling on the floor, Goldeen flapping wildly in the pool, Shinobu's face already red from lack of oxygen, and Ivysaur spinning spasmodically on the ground.
"It...was all...THEY HAD!" He yelled as his voice could be heard from every square inch within the whole city, shutting everyone up.
"Hehehe sorry, its just," Misty said through building laughter as she struggled to get up, taking another peak at him and bursting into more laughter.
"This seriously can't go on forever." He thought dully.
Roughly half an hour later...
"Are you freakin serious." He muttered in frustration.
"Ok, hehehe, I think i'm done now." Misty said as she got up and regained her composure along with Goldeen.
"Damian, what happened!" Shinobu asked regaining hers as well as Ivysaur.
"Finally." He thought. "Well you see-"
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!"
"Dammit."
Another half hour later...
"Ok, ok i'm fine now." Misty said as she got back up and Goldeen became visible from the water again.
"Hehe, me too." Shinobu said as Ivysaur stopped spinning. "Now what were you saying Damian." She asked as she wiped away the tears from her eyes.
"Ok." He said calmly. "I was saying that after," He stopped just to make sure he wasn't going to get cut off again.
"Go on." Misty said.
"Good, k after I took a shower I went to go see what clothes they had for me, and unfortunately Nurse Joy said these were the only ones available, its either this or pretty much, nakedness." He finished.
"Wait, why did you have to change clothes anyway?" Misty asked.
"Err, don't you worry bout that, anyway! Shinobu, hows the battle going?" He asked, quickly changing the subject.
"Oh...not so good...Senpai already lost to Starmie." She said sadly as she pointed to Ivysaur.
"Huh? Are you serious! How'd she do that!" He asked while all this wasn't making sense. "First I see a Beedrill beat Pigeotto and now I hear a Starmie beat an Ivysaur...do types even matter anymore!" He thought.
"He constricted Starmie with Vine Whip and then got reeled in the pool with Rapid Spin. She then gave the round to me since Ivysaur was completely vulnerable." Misty said as Goldeen nodded along with her words.
"What? Really?" He asked as he looked over to see Shinobu staring sadly at the floor.
"Yes..." She said softly.
The boy stood silently for a while thinking and then sighed. "Shinobu," He said in disappointment, "You still had plenty of options...let's see we got Sleep Powder, Leech Seed would've got them off guard, Poison Powder...and the last, and best, one I could think of is Razor Leaf. At close range like that, you probably would have won that easily, then possibly return Ivysaur before he drowns." He said with a smile.
"...W-What?"
"Yup, she used fear to block out your thoughts. You were too busy worrying about your pokemon instead of thinking of a counter." He finished.
"Wow, nice job there kid, but unfortunately she didn't do anything and had to pay the consequences." Misty said as she got into position. "Now, ready to finish what we started?" She asked.
"Shinobu! If your stuck in a tight spot then just rethink your pokemon's moves! Hopefully you'll find something that could work and go for it!" He yelled from the sidelines.
"...Right!" She said with newfound confidence. "Ok, lets finish this, go Jr. Senpai!" She yelled as she threw her pokeball. It landed on the edge of the platform and the pokemon soon became visible.
"Raticate!" The fired up rat yelled as it surveyed it's surroundings and locked on to its prey.
"Ok, hopefully this works." Shinobu thought to herself as she prepared her strategy. "All right, Jr. Senpai! Use Quick Attack to reach Goldeen and follow it up with Hyper Fang to get it out of the water!" She yelled as Raticate nodded and dashed towards the fish.
"Wait, what!" Misty exclaimed shocked as she watched Raticate rip over the water with ease, causing the excess amount to roar over the sides.
By the time it resided, the pokemon was already standing next to Misty.
"Huh? Wha...Goldeen!" She yelled as she saw her pokemon planted sideways in between a pair of sharp teeth.
"Yea! That's the way! Go Shinobu!" Damian yelled.
"I actually did it." She thought as she smiled. "I think you should give this round to me since your Goldeen can't really do much." She said not trying to sound rude.
"Wow, you learn fast, using the same tactic as me." She said with a smile that changed into a smirk. "But I don't tend to overlook things easily." She said as the duo shared confused faces. "Goldeen! Use Supersonic!" She yelled.
"Aw man." Damian thought.
"B-But," Shinobu stammered preparing for the worst...but something wasn't right.
Goldeen wasn't even moving! The poor fish just remained there scared stiff in its situation.
"C'mon Goldeen use Supersonic! Dont just sit there!" Misty furiously yelled.
This, of course, made the fish even more nervous and petrified itself into a rock.
"I can't believe this." Misty sighed. "Just return." She said as she brought out the pokeball which released the red light that Goldeen gladly excepted.
"You were great Jr. Senpai!" Shinobu yelled from across the gym.
"Raticate!" The pokemon happily replied as it ran back to her, getting a thumbs up from Damian along the way.
"Okay you got that point. So now its gets serious! Seel! It's your turn!" Misty yelled, and soon enough the three watched the pokemon come waddling out of the corner.
"Seel! Seel!" It yelled as it jumped into the water.
"I wonder what that is." Shinobu thought as she pulled out her pokedex from her bag.
Pointing it towards Seel, the device lit up with its image.
"Seel, the sea lion pokemon. Loves frigid and iceberg filled oceans. It is especially adapt to this since its light blue fur keeps it protected from the cold. The sharp horn on its head is used for bashing through thick ice."
The pokedex then turned off showing a black screen.
"Alright, then i'll watch out for the horn." She thought as she put her pokedex back in her bag and looked over to Raticate. "Ready?" She asked him.
"Raticate!" He yelled in response.
"Ok, Quick Attack!" She yelled.
Once again, Raticate took off at high speed, tearing over the water and heading straight towards Seel.
"Alright Seel, Headbutt!" Misty yelled as her pokemon nodded and lunged towards the speeding pokemon.
"Hyper Fang!" Shinobu quickly shouted.
The two pokemon neared each other as Raticate's jaws locked on to Seel's horn and immense water was upturned.
"Oh no! Jr. Senpai can't swim!" She thought to herself as the water cleared to show two pokemon in a standoff floating safely in the water. "Huh?" She thought confused as she heard her pokedex reactivate in her bag..
"Raticate have webbed feet that allows them to swim while looking for prey and also cross rivers in search of food."
"Oh." She thought as she then heard the dex re deactivate. "All right the-"
"Seel! Water Gun!" Misty yelled cutting off Shinobu's thoughts.
"Seel!" The pokemon yelled as it sprayed out a stream of water that connected into Raticate, forcing the poor rat across the pool untill it slammed on the pool's edge.
"Alright now Aurora Beam!" She yelled.
"Seel!" The pokemon responded following up it's combo as it's horn stared to glow a rainbow color and then unleashed the multi-colored beam.
"Jr. Senpai! Get out of the way!" Shinobu yelled as the beam approached the pokemon.
The pokemon tried swimming away, but by the time it connected to the pool's edge, the force of the blast propelled Raticate upwards and out of the pool. The pokemon landed on the floor getting up slowly and then ran back to it's owner.
"Ok, I know your tired, but we have to defeat her to become stronger. I know you can do it." She said to her pokemon. "Ready to finish this?" She asked him.
"Raticate!" The pokemon yelled.
"Ivy!" The other pokemon yelled adding encouragement.
"Alright, let's finish this quickly. Use Focus Energy." She told him as he nodded and locked completely on to Seel. He centered his power and tensed up, waiting for his next command.
"Huh, well no use just standing there." Misty said losing patience. "Seel use Water Gun!" She yelled as the water pokemon shot out yet another stream towards Raticate.
"Alriiiiight..." Shinobu thought as the water neared. "Now!" She yelled as Raticate charged into the jet stream, canceling it out in the process.
Misty watched as Raticate charged towards Seel, splitting through the water gun like nothing. "Huh! Seel, move!" She yelled as Raticate inched closer.
"Seel?" The confused pokemon spoke as it stopped its attack and got slammed out of the water by Raticate's furious attack.
"Keep going!" Shinobu yelled as Raticate sped towards the flying Seel, stopping at it's landing point outside the pool.
"Finish it with Aurora Beam!" Misty yelled.
"Seel!" The upside down pokemon yelled with determination as it rolled rightside up while its horn was glowing to finish Raticate off.
"Now, Hyper Fang!" Shinobu yelled as Raticate lunged with speed, striking the sea lion's blind spot causing it to flinch along with it's horn returning to normal color.
"What!" Misty yelled.
"Now, barrage of Quick Attacks!" She yelled not wasting any time as Raticate nodded and repeatedly pummeled Seel, causing the poor thing to keep rolling over and over until it hit the wall. The rat pokemon kept up with it's lighting attacks as Seel was being pushed into the concrete. "Ok! Now finish it!" Shinobu yelled as Raticate backed up from Seel.
"...I-"
"Quick Attack into a full on Tackle!" Shinobu yelled.
"Raticate!" The pokemon yelled as it charged towards the practically conscience Seel and slammed into the poor thing, creating an indent in the wall.
"Seel..." The pokemon uttered.
"...W-What? Wow...your...relentless." Misty stammered as she brought out a pokeball. "Return." She said as the light extended to the embedded pokemon and sucked it up in it's pokeball.
"You did it Jr. Senpai!" She yelled as her pokemon came running to her and hugged it tightly. "I'm so proud of you." She said as her Raticate smiled with glee.
"Saur." The other pokemon said as it extended a vine to congratulate it's friend.
"Raticate?" The confused rat said looking at it's teammate but soon got the impression that no harm was meant. He then shook it with his little hand and smiled.
"Yeaaaaa! Your the best!" Damian yelled running up to Shinobu. "Hah, told you your a threat." He said smiling.
"Thanks." She said looking at the young boy. "You don't know how much you helped me." She said with gratitude.
"Me? Helped? Nah, i'm just here for moral support." He said as he noticed her pokemon. "Man you were great out there Raticate." He said petting the smiling pokemon. "And don't worry," He said as he looked over to Ivysaur, "You'll get your chance to shine. Just gives you more motivation to do your best out there now doesn't it!" He yelled to the pokemon balling his right hand into a fist of hyper energy.
"Ivy!" The talking plant monster yelled with spirit.
"Well, you beat me, surprisingly if anything, so I award you with...the Cascade Badge!" Misty said walking over to Shinobu and handing out the tear/anime sweat drop shaped badge. (Take your pic, I don't care)
"Thank you so much." Shinobu said as she took it and watched it glisten a beautiful color.
"Well you've earned it, and since this is mandatory, here you go." Misty said as she handed over the prize money to Shinobu.
"Umm, thanks." She said as she was starting to feel bad that she was receiving the spoils.
"No prob, oh and take this." She said as she took out a CD looking device. "Its my favorite TM, Water Pulse...you do know how to use these right? Flint should have told you already...speaking of which I wonder how Brock's doing. Knowing him probably hitting on some unlucky girl right now...people never change." She sighed as she looked up to see four very confused faces staring at her. "Oh! Sorry about that...ummm yea anyway just put it on your pokemon's heads and they'll learn it like that. Watch out though, it can only be used once." She said as she handed it to Shinobu.
"Uh..thanks." She said accepting it. "Yes he did give me one but never told me how to use it." She said.
"What the! That old man! He just gave me a badge and ten bucks!" Damian yelled.
"...Umm ten dollars is pretty much nothing." Misty said.
"A standard poke ball is two hund-"
"I know." He said dully. "Anyway! Me next!" He yelled, his heart burning with ambition.
"Heh, sorry can't do that." Misty replied.
"WHAT?"
"Heh, yea I gotta go fix up my pokemon. Think of it like this, would you want to battle me in top shape or would you want to battle me after I suffered the sting of defeat." She said noticing his wardrobe. "Oh, and I think i'll lend you some clothes that the cleaning crew uses...I know you don't wanna walk around in that." She said pointing to him and giggling.
"...Right...thanks." He replied flatly.
gooooooooooota reeeeeeeeeeeplaaaace ruuuuuuuuuulerrrrrrr wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiith somethin right?
After the whole change of clothes, Damian and Shinobu were standing outside the gym trying to figure out were to go next.
"All right...where to next?" Damian asked placing his hands behind his head with an "im bored" look on his face. He wasn't too happy that he was wearing a cleaning crew uniform but he'd be damned if he had to wear what Nurse Joy gave him again.
"Well...Misty said to come back in half an hour sooo...oh! Kentaro said Bill lived up there so we might as well go visit him." Shinobu said pointing past the bridge into the yonder.
"Who said who lived up wha?" The boy asked in a state of confusion.
"Oh, umm the person you saw me battling told me that a boy who has rare pokemon on his pokedex lives up there past the bridge." She twisted her words making it easier for the boy to get.
"Ooohhh so thats the guy's name that you were battling, and Bill huh? Alright then we might as well do something so let's be off!" He yelled walking off with Shinobu giggling in back of him, still giddy after winning her second badge.
They soon stopped when they saw a boy heading in their direction.
"Oh she's not excepting any challenges right now, she needs about...an hour to fix up the place." Damian said stopping the boy in his tracks. "Cuz there's no way i'm giving you my spot cuz i'm next!" He thought as the other boy just stared at him in a monotone manner as if he wanted to kill him.
He started to walk away but then Damian just had to open his mouth yet again making him stop.
"Hey since were doing nothing wanna battle?" He asked him as the mysterious boy turned around to face him with an irritated look on his face.
"Look." The boy said stepping closer to Damian. "I don't care about battling a feeble minded person like you. You look weak enough to begin with and your attitude tells me you carelessly run into things without thinking. Battling you would be a waste of my time...cleaning crew." He said as he turned around and left a stunned Damian and Shinobu standing there.
Shinobu turned to Damian, expecting to see tears but instead saw raw anger.
You...you bastard!" Damian yelled as he tried to charge towards the other boy, but Shinobu held him back.
"Lemme go!" He yelled in her arms, desperately fighting her grip.
"N-No, Damian you have to calm down!" She yelled as the boy's surprising strength almost overwhelmed her.
"A typical response I would expect from you." The other boy said as he started to walk away. "Your truly a waste."
Shinobu could feel the boy make another attempted lunge but held him back so no harm could be done.
"Please just relax." She cooed to the young steaming boy as she eventually felt his body ease in her arms.
"Alright." He spoke, "I'm fine now." He said as Shinobu released him.
"You didn't take that personally did you? You know how other people are sometimes..." She said trying to find reassuring words.
"Let's just go to Bill's." He said softly.
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"Alright, so today we strike right?"
"Of course we are! Right Scratch?"
"Yes."
To be contiued
Hoped you enjoyed that. Now i'm off to some place miles away from here and then hitting the books...ugh. Please R&R for motivation when I return!
P.S. Team F.E.A.R. shows their face next chapter!