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"Go Charmander! Ember now!"

"Char! Char! Chaar!"

"Pika! PikaCHU!"

Charmander took the hit,

"Hang in there! Use Scratch!"

Charmander attacks and got a critical hit on the wild Pikachu.

"Alright, Poke'ball go!" after the ball shakes a few times, the ball stops moving confirming the catch. Amy couldn't believe it; she went over to pick up her ball containing a Pikachu.

"I did it…I DID IT! WHOO! I GOT A PIKACHU!" and does a little victory dance leaving Charmander with a sweat drop.

Amy started running afterwards, not sure where exactly, but she just wanted to get out of the forest and train her Poke'mon. Eventually, she reached Pewter City.

"Wow, Dad's told me of this place, a rock gym leader…I guess I better train a little," said Amy to herself and heads for the Poke'mon Center to heal her Poke'mon and heads out again right by the forest to test her Poke'mon's skill.

Her Pidgey is okay, but isn't going to stand a chance unless it evolves or something. Charmander is fire and is already at a disadvantage followed with Pikachu being electric.

"What am I going to do?" Amy asked herself as she trains her Pidgey making it fly faster and tried to get him to use stronger attacks but it wasn't going too well. Now Amy, being the daughter of Ash, she has that instinct to go challenge the gym as soon as possible so right before the sun sets, Amy heads for the gym prepared or not.

"Hello?" she called when she walked into the gym; a light appeared revealing a girl that's only about a year older than Amy. She had brown hair that goes down to her elbows, if her arms were right by her side, with a small ponytail on the left side of her head. She wore short pants with a white shirt and a blue vest.

"Are you challenging the Pewter City Gym?" she asked,

"Yes!" Amy answered with confidence.

"Very well, I'm Rose, the Pewter City Gym Leader and we'll battle with two Poke'mon each!"

"Fine with me!" and the rock field appear and all the lights went on. Rose walks up to one side and Amy to the other.

"I choose my Rhyhorn!" said Rose and throws her Poke'ball.

"Yikes! A Rhyhorn!" said Amy a bit nervous now.

"Well? Who's your Poke'mon?" Rose asked sort of mocking Amy.

"Pikachu!" she called out.

"Pika!"

"An electric Poke'mon in a rock gym, it looks like you want to lose," said Rose.

"Don't count on it. Pikachu! Quick attack now!"

"Rhyhorn! Stomp!"

Rhyhorn roars and stomps the ground knocking Pikachu off balance.

"Now! Rock throw!"

Amy had a sweat fall knowing this can end Pikachu's battle then and there…and it did.

"Pikachu return," Amy called back.

"Charmander! I choose you!"

"A flame type? Do you know your types?" Rose asked,

"Yes I do! Charmander! Flamethrower!"

Rhyhorn took in the damage but not much was done.

"Fire won't hurt my powerful Rhyhorn, now Take Down Attack now!"

"Charmander, dodge and use Scratch!" Amy commanded. Charmander dodged and used Scratch but not a lot of damage was doneat all.

"Horn attack!" Rhyhorn just finished off Charmander. Amy fell to her knees, now she just realized that this wasn't an easy task being a Poke'mon trainer. She's been taking everything for granted.

"Charmander Return,"

"Good job Rhyhorn, return. I've fought many trainers before, and you seem to know your Poke'mon but all the Poke'mon you chose were-"

"I know! But I don't have any other Poke'mon that would do any better!" Amy snapped.

"She seems to have a temper, yet she also tried her best," Rose thought,

"Come on, I'll cook you dinner," Rose offered and Amy just had a confused face on.

"You live here yourself?" Amy asked when no one else was at the table,

"Oh no, I live with my dad. He's currently out right now like most of the time," said Rose as she grabbed two plates with food on them and placed it before Amy and herself.

"Wow! Thanks!" and Amy started chowing down.

"You sure got an appetite," said Rose,

"Got it from my dad and I'm proud of it!" said Amy between mouthfuls.

"I see, so you get along with your dad?" Rose asked taking small bites,

"Yeah! (swallow) I just never see him anymore because he's so busy," said Amy,

"Mine too, you see; I have a lot of cousins because my dad has a lot of brothers and sisters so he's always out around town helping one of his siblings to the next. That's one of the reasons why he left me as the new gym leader when I was old enough so he can help out his siblings scattered throughout the city," said Rose taking another bite.

"Wow, don't you get lonely?" Amy asked,

"Not really, he still comes back, usually late but he's coming home faster now. I think he can actually stop going out so much if he keeps coming home earlier," said Rose.

"Um hey I was wondering, do you have any Poke'mon food?" Amy asked,

"Oh yeah! My dad makes the best around! Here," Rose got up and went to the cabinet and took tow jars of Poke'mon food and three bowls. She poured the food into the bowls and told Amy to send out her Poke'mon.

"Pidgey, Charmander, Pikachu, it's time to eat!" she called.

"Hm, you're right, none of them would work well in a rock Poke'mon battle," said Rose when she looked at them.

Then they heard he door open,

"Rose! I'm home!"

"My dad's home! Much more early than usual!" she said excitedly and ran to the door.

Amy waited until they came back but meanwhile talked with her Poke'mon and knows that they will beat Rose if they try harder.

"This is her," said Rose pointing at Amy. Amy looked at her then her dad.

"You look familiar," said Amy.

"I sure hope so; I've visited your house once!"

"Oh wait, let me think…"

Flashback:

"Brock! Come on in!" said Misty,

"Why thank you, Misty, so is Ash home?" Brock asked,

"Unfortunately, no," Misty answered as the two walked into the kitchen. Amy was about 6 and she just ran into the kitchen chasing Ivan,

"Give it back to me it's mine!" Amy complained.

"No it's not! You liar!" Ivan argued back.

"Amy! Ivan! I said no running in the house!" Misty snapped and the two stopped immediately.

"Sorry Mom,"

"Sorry Mrs. Ketchum," said Ivan.

"Behave, and Amy, this is you father's and my good friend, Brock. Brock, this is Amy and Gary's son, Ivan," Misty introduced.

"Hi," said Amy,

"Brock? Of Pewter City Gym? That's so cool!" said Ivan excitedly,

"Huh? What do you mean?" Amy asked,

"You don't know he's the gym leader of Pewter City?" Ivan asked,

"…nope!"

Present:

"Ah! That's right! You're Brock!" Amy exclaimed.

"You're just as dense as your father," said Brock and went to sit down followed by Rose.

"Yeah, I get that a lot," said Amy and smiled.

"Let me guess, you wanted to challenge this gym as soon as you can but ended up losing, right?" Brock guessed.

"Yeah…" Amy replied.

"It's the beginning of your journey, maybe you shouldn't challenge this gym yet," Rose advised.

"Well since I'm passing through here I might as well get my first badge!"

"She so hard-headed, just like Ash," said Brock to himself.

Amy ended up staying there over night and woke up early and started training her Poke'mon.

"Okay, Pidgey go Gust attack! Charmander, Flamethrower, Pikachu, thunderbolt!" she commanded as her Poke'mon aims at a target. Her Poke'mon were getting a bit stronger, but it's going to take too long if she has to spend half her time training in Pewter City and not win a gym battle. Around lunch, Amy and her Poke'mon took a break.

"At this rate, I'll never be able to beat Rose and she said two Poke'mon each, I can't even defeat one," said Amy to herself and looked up at the sky. Her Poke'mon felt bad too, they know Amy is trying but after the battle they just had, no one could really feel happy at the moment.

Rose had been watching Amy almost the whole time and felt kind of bad for her, but she can't go easy on a trainer just because of pity. But when Rose told her dad about it, Brock thought of a way that could work.

Amy went to the Poke'mon Center that night and gave her mom a call,

"You're already in Pewter City? That was fast!"

"Yeah, well, I ran half the time," said Amy.

"So did you challenge the gym leader yet?" Misty asked,

"Yeah…I lost," said Amy looking down.

"Oh don't feel discouraged, Honey, I'm sure you'll be able to defeat that gym eventually," said Misty,

"Yeah, eventually," said Amy.

Rose and Brock walked into the center to find Amy and they spotted her taking on the phone.

"Hey Amy!" Rose called before she ran up to her.

"Oh, hi, Rose," Amy greeted.

"Who are you talking to?" Brock asked walking up tot her as well,

"Oh, my mom," Amy answered.

"Really? May I speak with her?" Brock asked,

"Sure," said Amy and handed him the phone and getting out of the seat.

"Amy, I have an offer for you," said Rose,

"What is it?" Amy asked,

"I know you only have three Poke'mon and this is your first gym; so I'm thinking that maybe I'll just use one rock Poke'mon and you can use all three,"

"WHAT? But I can't do that! That wouldn't be fair!" said Amy.

"Well, my Poke'mon has an advantage of size and power. So I think it's fair enough for me," said Rose.

"Well, I don't know…." said Amy.

"Well, I'll see you at the gym tomorrow," said Rose turning around to leave.

"Huh? Wait! I didn't say…never mind," said Amy.

"Yeah, that's great," said Brock.

"Yes, I know," said Misty.

"Excuse me, but I was wondering if you're done," saidAmy after tapping Brock on the shoulder.

"Oh, go ahead," said Brock. Amy took the phone and told her about the challenge Rose offered. Misty thought it was fine as long as she wins the other badges fair and square. That night, Amy went to sleep for another chance at her first badge.

"Just one Poke'mon to defeat, just one. I know I'm up for it," Amy thought before going into deep sleep for the night.

Please R and R!

Next: It's Amy's battle against Rose's strongest rock Poke'mon. And see what happens after their battle.