Disclaimer: I do not own Pokemon. I do own Andy, Aaron, Marie. There will for a fact be some other characters later on that I own.

( ): Pokemon Translation
Ages:
Ash/Aaron: 13
Misty/Marie: 14
Brock/Andy: 17

Chapter 8: Bugs and Bugsy

"Well. Here we are. The Azalea Town Gym." Aaron announced.

"It's about time." Marie said.

"I get to go first this time." Ash told his brother.

"Ok."

"Well, let's go in."

"Yeah."

"Mmm."

"Are you ok Misty?"

"Yeah Ash, I'm fine. Let's go on." she told her boyfriend. 'And get this over with' she thought.

As our heroes walk into the gym, Ash and Aaron are on a lookout for Bugsy while Misty is on the lookout for #3 on her "Hate List".

"Hey Misty. You seem uptight."

"I do Andy? Why would I be uptight? It's not like I'm scared." Misty tried denying.

"You know Misty," Ash said. "You didn't have to come."

"Yes I do." She snapped at him.

"Whoa. Calm down Misty. I was just stating that if you didn't want to come, you didn't have to."

"Sorry. It's just the stress. What I meant was that I would miss you battle for anything."

"That's ok. You have gotten a little better."

"Pikachu"(Yeah.)

"What do you mean by 'A Little Better'?"

"Mirka Island. Orange League. Remember?"

"Oh yeah." Misty said remembering how she forbade Ash to catch, as he put it, "one little Caterpie".

"Hey Brock?" Andy asked. "What are they talking about?"

"I'm not 100 sure what they are talking about now. I wasn't with them when they went through the Orange League. But I get the feeling it's about…"

"AAAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHHHH!"

When Brock was about to finish his sentence, a Ninjask had appeared behind Ash while Misty was talking to him.

"…her fear of bugs." Brock finished as Misty ran away from the group toward the center of the gym.

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In another part of the gym, Bugsy was tending to his Pokemon when all of a sudden he heard the doors open.

"Well. It looks like a have a challenger. Come on Butterfree, let's see who it is."

All of a sudden he heard someone scream at the top of their lungs.

"I know THAT scream. Come on Butterfree. It sounds like Ash, Brock, and Misty are back.

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"Hey Misty! Wait up!" Ash screamed

They found her curled beneath one of the observing benches on the battle field. Ash knelt next to her and tried to calm her down.

"So, Misty's scared of bugs." Aaron stated.

"No kidding. What tipped you off Sherlock?" Marie mocked her boyfriend.

"Bugs really bug me." Misty whimpered.

"Not all bugs." Ash informed his brother. "Just certain ones. I wonder which Pokemon that was?"

"Hey Ash. I thought I heard Misty's scream." A new voice came from behind.

Bugsy had arrived on the scene. However, since Ash was kneeling next to Misty, who was still cowering under the bench, Bugsy had gotten a glimpse of Aaron.

"Is that a new outfit?" Bugsy asked Aaron, who still had his back turned to him.

"No. I've had it for a while" Aaron answered while turning around and allowing Bugsy to glimpse at his brother who was still comforting his girlfriend.

"HUH!"

"Long story short." Brock said, "Ash and Aaron are twins."

"Aaron? Wow. Long time no see. How are you?" Bugsy asked finally recognizing Aaron.

"Fine now that Mom and Dad are back together." Aaron informed Bugsy of the story that everyone knew they'd be sick of by the end of the Jhoto with the knowledge that they'd still have Kanto and probably the Orange League for Aaron to go.

"Wow. I take it that you two want to battle me for practice?"

"You got that right." Ash answered. "Will you be ok if I battled first?" he asked Misty.

"Of course. That bug just scared me a little." With that everyone snickered. "Watch it." She warned.

"What Pokemon was that anyways?" Ash asked the Azalea gym leader.

"My new Pokemon, I just got it a few weeks ago, but things have been slow, so I haven't tried it out yet. Come here Ninjask!" he said.

The Pokemon that scared Misty flew up to its trainer. Misty whimpered and grabbed onto Ash as he pulled out Dexter.

"Ninjask. The Ninja Pokemon. Because it darts about vigorously at high speeds, it is very difficult to see. Hearing its distinctive cries for too long induces a headache."

"Wow." Andy said. After sitting on the bench next to Aaron while Ash and Bugsy headed to their places on the battle field, he whispered to Aaron, "Let's make sure Marie never gets one. You know how cranky she can be with a headache."

"Misty too." Whispered Brock who was sitting right next to him.

BANG

Misty and Marie managed to catch what they were saying.

"Let's go Ninjask!"

"Come on out Bayleef."

"Wow Ash. Your Chikorita evolved?"

"Yeah. Let's go!"

"Why didn't Ash use Charizard?" Marie asked.

"Probably because he knew it would be an easy win if he did, therefore not giving Bugsy a chance to really see what Ninjask could do." Aaron answered.

"Wow Aaron. That answer sounded intelligent." Misty said. "You sure you're Ash's twin?"

"Yes. Ash can be smart to when he wants." Aaron defended his brother remembering all the midnight conversations they had. 'He's smarter than he makes out to be.'

A/N: Because I don't feel like thinking up a battle scene, I leave it up to your imagination. I think I'll end up doing that for most of the battles.

After Ash won his battle, Aaron went up and faced Bugsy's Butterfree with his Totodile. Like Ash's battle, he won but with a surprise ending:

"Croconaw. The Big Jaw Pokemon. It opens its huge jaw when attacking. If it loses any fangs while biting, they grow back in."

"Return Croconaw."

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Outside the gym:

"Your Butterfree is really strong Bugsy." Spoke up a voice who nobody thought would say such a thing.

"Thanks Misty. But I thought you hated bugs?

"Like I said before," Ash spoke up, "Only some. She's tolerant around certain ones like Butterfree."

"Thanks Bugsy." Aaron thanked the gym leader, then turned to Brock, "Goldenrod City next?"

"Sure. Unless there are some pit stops anyone wants to make."

"We know you want to stop at every Pokemon Center." Misty spoke up.

"Hehehe." Brock laughed blushing while Misty and Marie bursted out laughing. Bugsy looked confused until Ash told him why. Then he joined in with the girls.

"Where is the next Pokemon Center?" Aaron asked Ash.

Ash snuck the map out of Brock's backpack which was still on his back without him noticing.(Partly because they were still laughing at the truth of what Misty said.)

"It looks like Greenfield would be our next stop then."

"Doesn't Professor Hale live there?"

"Yeah. Last time I only got to see Molly because Professor Hale was away. It wasn't exactly the best of circumstances."

"Tell me all tonight."

"Ok. Let's just head on to Goldenrod and see if we can't get us lost and end up in Greenfield."

"Do you like Misty yelling at you whenever we get lost?"

"Hey Pot. This is Kettle. Who are you calling black?"

"Good point. You just have to admit. If we didn't feel like we needed to be sidetracked for a reason, we wouldn't have half the adventures we had."

"Yeah."

To be continued.

A/N: Ash and Aaron are getting suspicious. We might just have an actual plot somewhere. When and where the climax would happen, who knows (not even me). If anyone has any request for characters please let me know through reviews. Just to let you know, the Hales, Richie, Todd, and a few other surprise characters will be showing up in later chapters. And don't worry, I haven't forgotten T.R. They will be showing up later.