Showdown in Pewter City
Jessie and James were digging a hole while Justin, Sam and Libby watch them.
"To protect the world from devastation."
"To unite all people from within nation."
"To denounce the evil of truth and love."
"To extend our reach to the stars above."
"Jessie."
"James."
"Meowth!" Meowth grunted as he stops digging. "I don't know you two are always talking and I'm stuck doing all the work."
"We've haven't got much time. If they're going to Pewter city, they'll have to pass this way." Jessie said.
"And they'll fall right into our trap." James said.
"Then come on. If we keep digging deep enough, they won't see it." Meowth said. They all started digging fast.
Justin walks over them. "But we need to make this hole a bit deeper and wider."
"That's what we're doing so grab a shovel." James grunted.
Justin told Sam and Libby to help out with the trap. They all put a net over the hole, followed by leaves and dirt.
"Perfect." Meowth grins.
"AAaahh!" James yelled. "I can't even tell where the trap is."
"Same here." Sam said.
They all looked for the trap around the path and found nothing. As they all stood wondering where the trap is, all of them felt they were sinking. Jessie, James and Meowth looks at each other while Justin's right eye twitch. Then they all fell into the hole and groan while the dirt covers them up.
Ash, Misty, Pikachu, Jovan, July, Dratini, Seth, Anna and Slade kept walking as Ash gasp and hops a rock.
"Yay, Pewter City!" Misty cheered.
"Alright." Jovan smiles.
"Phew." Ash sighs. He sits down on the rock and crossed his legs. "For a minute there I thought I was going to be in this forest for the rest of my life."
"Pewter City is gray." A man said. "The color of stone. This town has always been famous for its stone."
Slade went down the steps to see a man sitting down. The man has a beard, he wears a gray shirt, green pants, white gloves, brown shoes and a red hat.
"Huh?" Ash asked confuse, noticing the man sitting down near the small hill.
"Who's this old guy?" Jovan asked.
"Never met him." Misty said.
"The name's Flint." Flint introduces himself. "And you're sitting on some of my merchandise, young man."
"Sorry." Ash apologizes as he got up.
Jovan, July, Anna and Seth went down the steps to look at Flint. July notices some rocks on a shelf.
"You sell rocks?" Seth asked.
"Pewter City souvenirs." Flint said. "Do you want to buy some?"
Ash and Misty went down the step to join them.
"No thanks." Ash said. "I'm traveling, trying to be a Pokémon Trainer."
"Hhmm." Flint said. He notices Pikachu sitting on the steps.
"Chu." Pikachu said tired.
"Well, you're Pokémon there sure looks worn out. Why don't you follow me?" Flint asked as he got up. "I'll show you to the Pokémon Center." Flint said walking ahead.
"Looks can be deceiving." Ash said to Misty.
"He's nice." Jovan said.
"Are you sure?" Misty asked.
Flint stops walking and turns around. "That'll be a two dollar charge for resting on my rock."
"Please revitalize my Pokémon." Ash said.
"Here is ours as well." Jovan said.
All of them were at the Pokémon Center.
"No problem." Nurse Joy said.
"Huh?" Ash asked confused. "Nurse Joy?"
Nurse Joy nodded. "Yes, I'm Nurse Joy."
"But this isn't Viridian City, this is Pewter City." Ash said.
"The Joy in Viridian City is my little sister. I'm the older Joy." Nurse Joy said. "I've heard nice things about all of you."
July and Anna bowed their heads.
As Nurse Joy was about to take the Pokémon, she stops. "Have all of you seen that poster over there that's hanging on the wall?" she asked. Behind them was a poster.
"What does it say?" Jovan asked.
"Pokémon League Regional Championships." Seth said as he was reading.
"All right." Ash said, smiling.
Anna looks at Jovan and Slade. "Jovan, you should call Professor Oak and tell him that we met Slade on the way here." Anna said.
"Good idea." Jovan said as the two boys went over to the video phone.
"Ha." Misty laughed.
"What's the matter?" Ash asked.
Misty turns around to read the poster. "To compete in the Regional Championships, you need to beat Gym Trainers from different towns to get their badges as proof." Misty turns back to look at Ash.
"Can you do that?" Misty smirked.
"Of course I can." Ash said.
"Hey you guys." Jovan said, walking up to them with Slade. Jovan notices the poster. "Regional Championships…" Jovan mutters. "We should enter the Regional Championships."
"What makes you say that?" Slade asked.
"Think about it, Slade." Seth said. "We all have Pokémon with us and I think it would be a good experience for all of us."
"I think that's great." Ash smiles.
"Ha ha." Flint chuckled, walking up to them.
Ash turns around.
"Don't tell me that all of you are planning to challenge Brock, the Pewter City Gym Leader." Flint said, crossing his arms.
"Of course we do." Ash said. "As soon as my Pikachu and my other Pokémon are better, I have no problem."
"Take us to this Brock's Gym. We'll beat him." Jovan said. All of them nodded their heads.
"Ha ha ha." Flint laughed. "All of you'll beat him." Flint said. He turns around and walks away from them.
They all went to a restaurant to get some lunch. Ash, Misty, Jovan, and July sat at the table while Anna, Seth and Slade sat down at their own table next to them since they're all a big group.
"Oohh, that Flint trying to make a fool out of me." Ash said angrily while he was eating.
"Do you really think you can win?" Misty asked. "Gym Leaders are different than your everyday Pokémon Trainer, they're much tougher."
Ash stops eating his rice and open his eyes to look at her.
"She has a point, Ash." Seth said. "It's better to come up with a strategy before you go into a battle."
"I'll tell you what." Misty smiles at Ash. "If you ask me really nicely, I'll help you out."
Ash closes his eyes and resumes eating his bowl of rice. "I don nee yor help." Ash said with a mouthful of food.
"Is that so?" Misty growled. "Fine. There's no way you can beat Brock at the Pewter City Gym. Hmph." Misty said, grabbing her bag.
Anna and Seth made some room for Misty to leave and Ash watches Misty leaves the restaurant.
"So, anyone have a good strategy to beat Brock?" Slade asked.
Slade knew that Jovan, July, Anna and Seth never played any of the Pokémon games before they knew about it. All four of them was about to get used to playing the Pokémon games, episodes and movies before they ended up here in the first place.
"Uh…" Jovan said nervously, while eating his hot dog.
Ash notices the bill on the table. They owe $44.23 since they were a big group.
"Hey, you can't leave us here with the bill, come back!" Ash hollered.
"Well, everyone, all of your Pokémon are all back to normal." Nurse Joy said with a smile.
"All right." Ash said as they all got their Pokémon back.
Jovan asks the nurse where the gym is located. Nurse Joy gave them the directions and set out.
"This is the Pewter City Gym?" Anna asked.
Standing right before them was a big stone building with two metal doors and at the top it says "Pewter City Gym".
"All right then." Ash said, making their way to the two metal doors. Ash pushes them to open and enters inside.
"Hello?!" Ash's voice echo bounces off the walls.
"Is anyone here?!" Jovan called.
They all walk to the center of the room. All they can hear is the sound of their steps.
"Who goes there?" a voice asked.
A light turns on to reveal a person sitting down with his legs crossed. This person has spiky brown hair and eyebrows, wearing a green vest over a orange shirt, dark brown pants, a belt with two pouches and black and white sneakers.
"So you must be Brock." Ash said, looking at Brock. "I'm Ash, from Palett Town. I challenge you."
"I'm Jovan, this is my sister and our friends." Jovan introduces himself and everyone. "We challenge you as well, Brock."
"Is this all of your first Gym Match?" Brock asks. "A Gym match is different from other battles. This match is for Pokémon League Authorization. There are Special Rules." He explains.
"Uh… what do you mean by "Special Rules"?" Ash asked.
Brock stands up. "We will be using two Pokémon each." Brock said. "Understood?"
"We understand." Anna nodded.
"How long have you had that Pokémon with you?" Brock asks, looking at Pikachu.
"About two weeks, I guess." Ash said.
"Yes." Brock said. "Your Pikachu is in its cutes stage. It can't win."
"I'll worry about my Pokémon and you worry about your Pokémon, all right?" Ash growled.
Then Brock notices Dratini, sitting on Jovan's shoulder.
"How long have you been with that Draini there?" Brock asks.
"Two weeks since we came here from our world." Jovan answers, but he stops before he can say anything.
Brock raises his eyebrows. "What do you mean by that?" Brock asked suspicious.
"Don't mind him." July said nervously.
Brock nodded his head. "Fine." Brock said. "Suit yourself. As Gym Leader, I have to accept every challenge. So let's get this over with." Brock raises his right arm and snaps his fingers.
The lights turn on and Pikachu notices a mechanical floor moving towards them. July notices another mechanical floor coming from the other direction. All of them ran to the other side of the room. They were all staring at the battlefield.
Brocks jumps into the air and landed next to his position. "Let the match begin." He said, taking out a Pokeball.
"All right." Ash said.
"The rest of you can watch the battle on the sidelines." Brock said.
"Fine by me." Jovan said. He looks at Ash. "Good luck." He said as they all went to the sidelines.
"Pikachu, I choose you." Ash said.
"Pika pi." Pikachu said. Pikachu went on the battlefield.
"Onix, go!" Brock yelled as he throws the Pokeball onto the battlefield. The Pokeball opens and Onix appears.
"Gggrror!" Onix said.
Pikachu sweatdrop and ran back to Ash. He climbs up on Ash's leg and taps Pidgeotto's Pokeball. Ash grabs Pikachu.
"Hey." Ash said. "This is your battle Pikachu, not Pidgeotto's." Ash sets Pikachu down and pushes him back into the battle. Pikachu looks back at him.
"Pika pika." Pikachu said, worried and Ash nodded.
Pikachu faces Onix.
"Onix, Tackle Attack!" Brock ordered.
"Pika!" Pikachu yelled, dodging it.
Onix binds Pikachu with his tail.
"Onix, Bind it now!" Brock commanded.
"Pika pi." Pikachu groans.
Ash gritted his teeth. "Pikachu, ThunderShock!" Ash commanded
Pikachu's body began to glow as Pikachu sent out a ThunderShock.
"Groar?" Onix smirked.
"That attack didn't faze Onix." Anna said.
Brick crosses him arms over his chest. "You haven't raise it very well." Brock said. "Such a weak electric attack can't hurt Onix."
Ash had to get Pikachu back into its Pokeball. "Pikachu, return!" Ash yelled, taking out Pikachu's Pokeball. A red beam was shot to Pikachu, but it was being block.
"I can't bring it back." Ash muttered.
"Chu…" Pikachu groans.
He couldn't take it anymore. "Cut it out!" Ash bellowed.
"Do you surrender?" Brock called.
"I… I do…" Ash muttered.
The others watch as Onix release Pikachu next to Ash. Ash walks to the sidelines as Jovan got up from his seat.
"The rules will be the same." Brock said.
"Go, Dratini!" Jovan yelled.
Dratini made her way onto the field.
"Dratini, use Wrap!" Jovan ordered.
Dratini jumps onto Onix's spine above the head and wraps her tail around it.
"Shake it off then use Bind!" Brock commanded.
Onix begins shaking his head, making Dratini let go. Onix did the same thing he did with Pikachu. Jovan had no choice but to surrender. July was up next. Jovan sat down with Ash and watches his sister fight. Eevee dodges Onix's Tackle and tried to Tackle back, but Onix binded Eevee to make July surrender. Next up was Seth. Rattata's attacks weren't very effective against Onix and Seth forfeits the match. Anna was the last one to challenge Brock. Onix binds Vuplix as well and Anna tells Brock that she surrenders.
"Are you going to challenge me as well?" Brock asks Slade.
"No." Slade shakes his head.
All of them exit the Gym and it was late afternoon when they got outside. Ash carries Pikachu in his arms and Jovan was holding Dratini in his arms. July, Seth and Anna's Pokémon were inside their Pokeballs. As Ash was looking at Pikachu, he looks up and sees Flint standing in front of them.
"Come with me." Flint said, turning around and started walking.
They all went to Flint's cabin. Ash, Jovan, July, Seth and Anna put their Pokémon on a white sheet with a white pillow at the end and put a green cover. Ash was sitting right next to Pikachu's side along with July and Anna. Jovan and Seth were sitting in their own chairs as Slade leans against the shelf next to the window.
"Everybody loses sometimes." Flint said, bringing a tray of drinks. "All of you can't get that let you down."
"I know…" Ash said sadly. "I didn't just lose, I stunk. Brock's way better than me. I can never enter a League Match if I can't beat him."
Flint drinks his tea. "Brock is very good. His own talents could take him much further than simply being a Gym Leader."
"We know how you feel, Ash." July said.
Ash turns his head to the right to look at her. "You do?" Ash asked.
July nodded. "Of course." She said. "Back from where we come from, a lot people wants to go somewhere important like an event, but they don't have any time like Brock."
"He has his reasons." Flint said.
"Huh?" Ash asked confused.
They were all kneeling down, looking over the fence to see a house. Inside the living room was kids and a little girl ran into the kitchen, where Brock was cooking, crying.
"I want my skirt!" she sobs.
"All right all right." Brock smiles. "I'll sow it up for you."
"Huh?" Ash asked confused.
"So this is why he can't leave." Slade mutters as they continue to watch.
"Is it done yet?" the little girl asks.
"Just a minute." Brock said.
They left unnoticed and went back to the cabin as nigh time came. Ash was still thinking of what he saw back there.
"Wow." Ash said. "I sure never thought about Brock like that."
"Brock has ten little brothers and sisters to take care of, so he could never leave town for a Regional Championship." Flint said.
"Come to think of it, doesn't he a have a mom or a dad?" Jovan asked.
"His good for nothing father left the family to become a Pokémon Trainer and they never heard from him ever again." Flint explains. "Brock's heartbroken mother tried her best to hold things together, but sadly she passed away. Brock's the only one for his little brothers and sisters have left."
"I better not listen to this anymore sad stuff."Ash said. "Next time I have a match with Brock, I might not have the heart to beat him."
"But…" Flint said, stopping. Everyone else stops. "You said you could never win a match against Brock."
Ash turns around to look at him.
"Yeah, well I change my mind about that." Ash said. "If I could power up Pikachu, I'll beat him."
"Hhmm." Flint said, rubbing his chin. "I know just the way to supercharge Pikachu."
"You do?" Ash asks, smiling.
"What is this place?" Ash asked.
Ash, Flint and Pikachu was standing right outside of a hydroelectric plant cabin.
"The river turns the wheel to make the electricity." Flint explains. "If you hook Pikachu to it, you might be able to give it a power boost."
"Thanks, Mr. Flint. That's a great idea." Ash smiles. "How do you know so much about Pokémon, huh?" Ash asked.
"You see… I uh…" Flint stuttered. "Well, I just got lucky, that's all." Flint said.
Ash turns to Pikachu.
"Well, Pikachu, get ready to power up." Ash said.
"Pikachu." Pikachu nodded.
"Of course, right now that the river is dry right now." Flint said.
Ash looks at him. "Then why did we came here for?" he asks.
"I have another idea." Flint said.
"Feeling alright, everyone?" July asked.
Jovan, July, Anna, Seth and Slade stayed behind to see how their Pokémon are doing. All of a sudden, they heard a knock on the door.
"Coming." Slade called, coming to the door. He opens the door. When Slade open the door, he gasps. It was the same hooded figure from before. Slade backs away from the mysterious hooded figure. Jovan steps in front of July.
"You're the same person that we met at Viridian Forest." Jovan said.
"That is correct." The hooded figure said.
"So what do you want?" Seth asks.
"I can tell that you need help to power up your Pokémon." The hooded figure said.
"How did…?" Anna tried to ask, but the hooded figure interrupted her.
"You will need my help to beat Brock in a match." The hooded figure said.
"You can help us?" Slade asked. "How?"
The hooded figure turns around and walks outside. "Follow me." The hooded figure said.
Slade looks at Seth. "Should we follow?" Slade asked.
Seth nodded. "Let's go." He said.
They all followed the hooded figure. The hooded figure led them to a small field that was located right outside the city that they came from on the path. When they got to the small field, Jovan notices a machine with a few wires.
"What is this?" July asked.
"It's a machine to power up Dratini, Eevee, Rattata and Vulpix." The hooded figure said.
"So what do we have to do?" Anna asked.
"You have to hook two wires on your Pokémon." The hooded figure instructed.
Flint puts two wires on Pikachu's cheeks. "Pikachu's all hooked up." Flint said looking out the window to Ash.
"Ok." Ash replied. Ash begins to walk on the water wheel. "Alright." He said.
Back inside, a bar on the machine began to fill.
"Pi?" Pikachu asked as he felt some electricity flowing into his cheeks.
"Take it easy, Pikachu." Flint assures Pikachu, kneeling next to him. "All this power may be shocking at first, but sooner or later your body will get used to the high voltage." The bar on the machine was half full.
"Hey, Ash."
Ash looks over his right shoulder to see Misty standing there, looking at him.
"Wouldn't it be a lot better if you ask me for help instead of going with this crazy power plan of yours?" Misty asked.
"Forget it." Ash said, turning his head away. "I can get it without your help."
"What do I care?" Misty growled walking away.
"I'm going to get a Badge all by myself, using the Pokémon I'm training." Ash muttered.
Misty stops walking and looks over her left shoulder. "Stubborn." Misty muttered. "It would be a lot easier if he use some of mine too."
"Alright, we hooked them up." Jovan said.
All four Pokemon has a couple of wires.
"Now, you see those four treadmills?" The hooded figure asked. There were two treadmills on both sides of the machine. "All four of you will have to run on the treadmills."
"Right." Jovan nodded. He turns around to look at July, Anna and Seth. "Let's go."
Jovan and July went to the two treadmills on the left while Seth and Anna took the other two on the right. All four of them started to run. While they were running, the four Pokémon can feel power flowing into their bodies. They began to struggle.
"Take it easy everyone." The hooded figure said. "Your bodies will get used to the power that's flowing into your bodies."
"If I can take it, you can take it, Pikachu." Ash said, continuing to walk on the water wheel. "Hang in there."
"Cha!" Pikachu yelled.
The machine began to overload and can't take it anymore. Pikachu's body began to glow and Pikachu's electricity light up the night sky.
"Hang in there." Jovan muttered.
"Huh?" Slade looks at Dratini. Dratini's body began to glow, filling the night sky.
It was morning and they all heads toward the gym.
"We're back!" Ash yelled.
They all walk into the Gym and Brock walks up to them
"Haven't you all learned your lesson by now?" Brock asks them.
Ash steps forward. "We're ready for you this time." Ash said.
"This time will be different." Jovan said.
"Heh." Brock smirked. "We'll see."
Brock went over to his position as Ash got in his position.
"Two Pokeballs." Brock called.
"Got it." Ash said.
"I'll start off with, Geodude, go!" Brock shouted, throwing a Pokeball to the ground. The Pokeball reveals a Pokémon. It has bulging, rocky eyebrows and trapezoidal, brown eyes. Its arms are muscular with five-fingered hands.
"Geodude!" Geodude said.
"Pidgeotto, I choose you!" Ash threw the Pokeball and Pidgeotto appeared.
"Go, Pidgeotto, Gust Attack!" Ash ordered.
Pidgeotto flew around Geodue fast, creating the gust. Brock stood there smiling. When the Gust died down, Geodude was trying to grab Pidgeotto.
"Huh?" Ash asked confuse.
"Bad strategy." Brock said. "Don't you knw that flying Pokémon is weak against Rock Types?"
"I guess I forgot." Ash said.
Standing above them was Misty, watching the battle. "Come on, Ash." Misty muttered. "Use your head." Misty notices that she was accompanied by Brock's brothers and sisters. Pidgeotto was down.
"Pidgeotto, return!" Ash yelled. Pidgeotto was transform into red energy and was sent back to the Pokeball.
Brock cross his arms. "Are you giving up again, Ash?" Brock asked.
"No way." Ash said. "Pikachu, I choose you!" Pikachu nodded and ran onto the battlefield.
"The Pikachu again." Brock smirked. "I feel sorry for it, being raise by such a weak Pokémon Trainer."
"Pikachu, now's our chance to show him how weak we are." Ash said.
Pikachu's body began to glow and releases a Thunderbolt at Geodude. Geodude's body was all charred and fell on to the ground.
"Pikachu." Misty said. "Nice going."
Brock was shock to see Geodude to go down like that from the attack. He came back to his senses and took out Geodude's Pokeball.
"Return, Geodude." He said. Geodude went back inside the Pokeball. "It looks like you trained it well, but it still. It's no match for Onix! Go!" Brock threw another Pokeball and Onix appears.
"Ggrrooarrr!" Onix yelled.
"Pi." Pikachu said, scared. Pikachu released another Thunderbolt all over the place Ash steps to the right side to avoid being hit. The Thunderbolt also hits the spot lights that went on fire.
"Hey, Pikachu! Watch where you aiming, huh?!" Ash yelled.
Pikachu opens his eyes and stop attacking. Onix took this as a opportunity to Bind Pikachu.
"Pikachu, give it a Thunderbolt!"
Pikachu releases another Thunderbolt and this time Onix yelled out.
"Ggrroar!"
"Hang in there, Pikachu!" Ash yelled. "It's working!"
"Onix, Bind it!"
Seth crosses his arms over his chest. "Hang on, Pikachu." He muttered.
July notices something. "Look!" July pointed at Pikachu.
Pikachu stops using the Thunderbolt, due to the Bind of Onix.
"Pikachu." Ash muttered.
"Groar!" Onix roared, putting the squeeze on Pikachu. Ash grunted as he close his eyes.
"Onix, stop." Brock ordered.
"Huh?" Ash asked confused. Onix sets Pikachu down to the ground.
"No, Brock." Ash said. "I'll want to play this match to the end."
"There's no point going on. I really don't want to hurt your Pokémon." Brock said.
No one notice the fire that was still going on. Some of the hot cinders passes the sprinklers and the sprinklers went off, making Onix being weaken.
"Ash!" Misty called. Ash turns his head to the right and looks up at Misty. "Rock Pokémon are weaken by water." Then Ash realized she was right.
"Pikachu!" Ash yelled.
Pikachu release another Thunderbolt at Onix and Onix yelled out.
"Gggrrooaarr!" Onix yelled in pain. Onix hits the ground hard.
"Onix!" Brock gasp.
"Ggrrooarr…" Onix groans.
"Pikachu!" Ash yelled, raising his right hand. "Finish it off-" But he felt a pair of hands grabbing his right arm.
"My conscious is holding me back." Ash said as he close his eyes. "I can't bring myself to beat Brock. I'm imagining his little brothers and sisters stopping me from beating the one person they love."
"I think you better look, Ash." Misty said nervously.
"Huh?" Ash asked a he open his eyes. He sees that Brock's brothers and sisters were stopping him.
"You leave Onix alone. My big brother work real hard to raise it, you big bully."
"Believe me kid, I'm no bully." Ash said.
"Stop it." Brock said to them. "Get off, all of you. This is an official match and we're going to finish it no matter what."
"But Brock, we know how much you love your Pokémon so much."
"That's why we can't watch Onix suffer from another attack."
Ash remembers that Brock told Onix to stop hurting Pikachu. He didn't want Pikachu to hurt Onix and calls out to Pikachu.
"Pikachu, return!"
"Chu?" Pikachu wondered. He ran back to Ash.
"What do you think you're doing?" Brock asked. "This match isn't over yet, Ash."
Ash puts down one Brock's little brother and looks back at Brock.
"Those sprinklers going off were an accident." Ash said. "Winning the match because of that wouldn't have proved anything. Next time we meet, I'll beat you fair and square." Ash turns around and walks away.
"Maybe." Brock muttered.
Misty sighs. "Just when he finally gets a lucky break, he decides to be a nice guy too."
Brock turns to look at Jovan, Anna and July.
"My Pokémon should rest for a couple of minutes." Brock said.
Two minutes later, Jovan took his position.
"Go, Growlithe!" Jovan threw the Pokeball in the air and Growlithe appeared
"Geodude, go!" Brock threw a Pokeball and Geodude appeared.
"Growlithe, use Bite!" Jovan ordered.
Growlithe ran towards Geodude and bites his right arm.
"Geodude, Tackle!" Brock ordered.
Geodude tried to Tackle, but Growlithe dodges the attack and uses Bite one more time.
"Return!" Brock said, as he withdrew Geodude. "Go Onix!" Brock tosses another Pokeball in the air and Onix appears.
"Growlithe, Return!" Jovan shouted.
Growlithe ran back to Jovan.
"Dratini, go!" Dratini slithers onto the battlefield.
"Onix, use Bind!"
Onix begins to Bind Dratini.
"Dratini, use BubbleBeam!"
Bubbles appear in front of Dratini's face and hits Onix. Onix release Dratini as he hits the ground.
"Oh well." Brock smiles to himself. Brock returns Onix back inside the Pokeball and walks up to Jovan.
"Hang on, Brock." Jovan said.
"What is it?" Brock asked.
"Maybe you should give me the badge later after you battle with the others." Jovan said.
Brock nodded. After waiting for a couple of minutes, Brock and July took their positions. The battle went on for a few minutes and July won. Up next was Anna, who waited for a few minutes.
"Go, Pidgeotto!"
"Go, Geodude!"
"Sand Attack!" Pidgeotto started to flaps her wings fast, making the sand to get caught in Geodude's eyes.
"Tackle!" Brock ordered. After exchanging the other's attack, Geodude faints. Both trainers return their Pokémon back inside the Pokeballs.
"Go Eevee!"
"Go, Onix!"
Onix begins to Bind Eevee.
"Eevee, Tail Whip!" Eevee begins to wag her Tail back and forth for a few minutes. Both Pokémon began to tackle one another. July watches as Onix fell down.
"My turn." Anna smiles as she got into her position after waiting.
"Go, Geodude!"
"Go, Vulpix!"
"Tackle, Geodude!" Geodude tackles Vulpix and Vulpix encounters with Ember and Geodude was burned. Geodude couldn't take it and Brock returns Geodude and sends out Onix.
"Ember, Vulpix!" Anna commanded. Vulpix opens her mouth and shoots bolt of fire to Onix. Onix tackles Vulpix.
"You've raise your Pokémon well." Brock said.
"Thanks." Anna said.
They continue to battle until Onix lost. Seth made his way to his position after waiting for a few minutes.
"Go, Pidgeotto!"
"Go, Geodude!"
"Pidgeotto, Sand Attack!" Seth ordered.
"So Geodude's accuracy fell." Slade said.
Brock crosses his arms over his chest. "Not bad." Brock said. "Geodude, use Tackle!"
Seth kept telling Pidgeotto to use Sand Attack and Brock kept telling Geodude to use Tackle.
"Pidgeotto,use Quick Attack!" Seth ordered.
Geodue kept missing as Pidgeotto delivers one final attack. Brock returns Geodude and sends out Onix.
"Pidgeotto, use Sand Attack!"
"Onix, Bind it!"
Sand got into Onix's eyes and misses to bund Pidgeotto three times.
"Return!" Seth's Pidgeotto went back inside the Pokeball and Seth sends out Rattata.
"Rattata, use Tail Whip!" Seth ordered.
Rattata wags his tail in front of Onix three times as Onix couldn't hit him.
"Bind it!" Onix, however, was successful of grabbing Rattata.
"Quick Attack!" Seth commanded.
Rattata escapes the Bind and attacks Onix fast. Onix fell to the ground hard.
Brock walks up to Onix. "You did well. Take a long rest." Brock said, as Onix returns inside the Pokeball.
Jovan, July, and Anna went over to Seth and Brock. Brock takes out four Boulder Badges.
"Here you go." Brock said, giving each of them a Boulder Badge.
Ash and Pikachu was walking down the path that led out of Pewter City in the late afternoon.
"I'm sorry if I was too rough with you, Pikachu." Ash apologized. "But you really did a good job."
"Pikachu." Pikachu said, feeling the same thing as Ash.
"Sounds like you feel the same way I do." Ash said.
"Hey, hey, wait up! Ash!"
Ash stop and turns around to see Brock and the others running closely behind.
"Brock?" Ash asked, confused.
Brock stops running and was trying to catch his breath. After he caught his breath, Brock stands straight and put his right hand out.
"Ash, you forgot this." Brock shows him the Boulder Badge.
"A Badge? For defeating a Gym Trainer?" Ash asked. "I can't accept that. I didn't beat you." Ash said looking away from Brock. "I gave up."
"Nah." Brock said. "I lost to you."
Jovan, Dratini, July, Anna, Seth and Slade went besides Ash. "What do you mean?" Anna asked.
"He beat me in battle and being kind to all Pokémon." Brock said.
"But-" Ash said but Brock interrupted him.
Brock turns to the left and took a couple steps forward. "To tell you the truth, I get more pleasure from raising Pokémon than making them battle." Brock said. He spreads his arms. "I don't care about being a great Pokémon Trainer, I would want to become the world's best breeder." Brock brought his arms back down. "But I can't leave because I have to look out for my brothers and sisters." Brock turns around to face Ash. "Ash, I want you to take this and fulfill my dream. Will you that for me?" he asks, showing the badge.
"What do you say, Ash?" Seth asks.
"Will you do it?" July asked.
Ash thought about it and nodded. "I will." Ash smiles. "And I'll do my best to deserve this." Ash steps in front of Brock and retrieve the badge. "I almost forgot." Ash said. He turns around to look at Jovan. "Have you challenge Brock?"
Jovan nodded. "We did." Jovan said as they all showed Ash their badges.
"Brock, you go follow your own dreams." Flint said, standing there with his hands behind him.
"Flint." Jovan said.
Flint took his fake beard and red hat off.
"My father." Brock muttered.
"Huh?" Jovan asked, confuse.
"You're the good for nothing father who left home and never came back?" Anna asks.
"That's right. It was me." Flint answered. "I couldn't become the great Pokémon Trainer I wanted too and because I was such a failure and too embarrassed and ashamed to go back to my family." Flint walks up to him.
"But why did you help me instead of Brock?" Ash wondered.
"You reminded me of myself. You didn't seem to have a chance." Flint said.
"Ooohhh." Ash groans.
"You got that right." Slade chuckles.
Flint looks back his son. "It's time I've started taking care of my family." Flint said. "You go fulfill your dreams and mine." Flint said.
"First." Brock said. "There are some things I have to tell you."
Ash puts his arms behind his head.
"After all these years, I understand how you feel about me so I want you to get everything off your chest." Flint said.
Brock reaches into his green vest and pull it out. "Here." Brock said, putting it into his father's left hand.
"Uh…" Flint stuttered and sweatdrop. In his hands were a needle and a roll of thread.
"Suzie always rips her dress so you better learn how to sow and Timmy only eats cold Spaghetti for breakfast and Tommy likes Corn Flakes for dinner." Brock explains.
"Slow down, slow down, I can't write that fast." Flint pleaded.
"Cindy sleeps walk so you have to tie a bell on her wrist and the twins never want to take a bath so…"
"Hey Ash, are you sure it's okay if I go with you on your Pokémon Journey?" Brock asked.
Before they can the city, everyone went back to Brock's house to pack a lot of things in his backpack and left the city when it was nighttime.
"Sure I'm sure." Ash said. "The more the merrier and it's good to have somebody to talk to."
"Well, what that girl who keeps following you?" Brock asks. They all stop and looks over their shoulders to see Misty still following them.
"Don't forget about my bike, Ash Ketchum!" Misty yelled. "I'm going to follow you until you pay me back!"
"I know. I know." Ash groans.
All of a sudden Pikachu senses something.
"What is it, Pikachu?" Ash asked.
"Up there." Brock pointed.
They all look above and sees the mysterious hooded figure in the air and landed in front of them.
"Congratulations, you four." The hooded figure said.
"Who are you?" Ash asked.
Jovan steps in front of the hooded figure.
"Jovan, do you know this person?" Brock asked.
"We met this person back in Viridian Forrest when we got separated." Jovan said.
"I help them to power up the Pokémon." The hooded figure said. The hooded figure stares at Jovan, July, Anna, Seth and Slade.
"But what is your name?" Slade asked.
The mysterious hooded figure turns around. "You will find out later." The mysterious hooded figure said before a light cover the hooded figure and vanishes.
"I hope we found out the identity." July said.
"Pikachu, let's try to lose her." Ash said to Pikachu as they both started to run ahead.
"Wait up, Ash!" Brock shouted, running after him.
"You won't get away!" Misty yelled.
"Let's catch up to them." Jovan said as July, Dratini, Anna, Seth, Slade, Dratini and himself went after Ash, Misty and Brock.
And so, with a new friend and ally, and Misty close behind, Ash continues his quest to be a Pokémon Master.
A drill pops out of the ground.
"I told you I'll get us all out of this." James smiled.
"Great job!" Justin said.
"This is all-" Jessie said, but Ash steps on her head without looking. "Your fault!" she said angrily. They all step on Team Rocket without looking.
"Hey, Ash!"
"Wait for me!"
Then Team Rocket was all alone. "Buried alive and trampled." Jessie groans.
"We've hit rock bottom!" Jessie and James complained until they fell back into the hole again.
"This." Sam said.
"Totally." Libby said.
"Sucks." Justin said.
Ash's Pokémon
Pikachu
Gender: Male
Level 10
Move Set: Thunder Shock and Thunderbolt
Butterfree
Level 10
Gender Male
Move Set: Tackle, Harden, String Shot and Sleep Powder
Brock's Pokémon
Geodude
Gender: Male
Level 10
Move Set: Tackle and Defense Curl
Onix
Gender: Male
Level 15
Move Set: Tackle and Bind
Misty's Pokémon
Goldeen
Gender Male
Level Unknown?
Move Set: Unknown?
Jovan's Pokémon
Dratini
Gender: Female
Level 11
Move Set: Wrap, Leer, BubbleBeam and Thunder Wave
Growlithe
Gender: Male
Level 11
Move Set: Bite and Roar
Pidgeotto
Gender: Male
Level 19
Move Set: Tackle, Gust, Sand Attack and Quick Attack
July's Pokémon
Eevee
Gender: Female
Level 12
Move Set: Tackle and Sand Attack
Pidgeotto
Level 19
Move Set: Tackle, Gust, Sand Attack and Quick Attack
Seth's Pokémon
Rattata
Gender: Male
Level 11
Move Set: Tackle, Tail Whip and Quick Attack
Pidgeotto
Gender: Male
Level 19
Move Set: Tackle, Gust, Sand Attack and Quick Attack
Anna's Pokémon
Vulpix
Gender: Female
Level 12
Move Set: Ember and Tail Whip
Pidgeotto
Gender: Female
Level 19
Move Set: Tackle, Gust, Sand Attack and Quick Attack
References
-Brock only has 9 little brothers and sisters
-Ground Types are immune to Electric-type moves
Now that Brock is in the group, I made sure to put down Brock's and Misty's Pokémon. The mysterious hooded figure identity might be reveal when they go back to Viridian City or to the Pokémon League.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I encourage all Pokémon Fanatics to review.