Bigfoot12310-Exactly what do you mean that Bulbasaur needs to evolve now? But I think I will get Bulbasaur to evolve now that you mentioned it.

Gena-Really? You thought it was funny? Maybe I should make this partially a humor fic…

"Alright Bulbasaur! Vine Whip now!"

"Bulba!" After that attack, Amy just won over the grass field. Though just barely, Bulbasaur was her last Pokemon and Bulbasaur was used in the second round before. But it still pissed her off that Pidgeotto lost to that Parasect! But Pikachu got her back into the game and Bulbasaur finished it off.

Amy flopped down on a bench to catch a breather and Terri did her a favor by fanner her.

"Not bad, Amy I do have to say that it was still sloppy," said Gary,

"Agreed," said Isaac feeding Togepi some pokemon food.

"Sloppy?" Amy asked, half upset and half mad about it.

"Yes, you had your Pidgeotto defenseless and you could've won at least two battles with Pidgeotto if you weren't so careless," Gary explained.

"Hmm…I guess you are right, as usual, Professor Oak," said Amy and sighed.

"What's wrong?" Rose asked,

"…Where's Ivan?" Amy asked.

"Come on, Volta, our battle is going to start soon," said Ray and Volta climbs onto his shoulder and he leaves his room.

"You ready? Volta asked,

"Always am," Ray replied and soon, he was in the stadium. No later, Ivan was there too.

Amy, along with Rose, Isaac, and Terri ran to the stadium with the rock field as soon as they could. Gary said he'd meet them there.

"Oh man, I forgot that their battle was right after mine! I shouldn't even have rested for those few minutes!" Amy exclaimed.

"Calm down, it's not like they're going to kill each other or something," said Isaac, now giving Togepi naptime in his arms.

"Yeah, they're just battling," said Rose.

"Ivan sure looks like he wants to," said Terri, pointing at Ivan's side of the field, the red side.

"Go for it! Fearow!" Ivan called out and the bird a cry and is read for battle.

"Go! King!" Ray called out and out came his Seadra.

"Why didn't' he just use Volta?" Rose asked,

"I heard from the Professor about Ray and he has his own way of battling. He will not always take the easy way out though," explained Terri.

"Fearow! Fury Attack!"

"Smokescreen!"

Even with the smoke screen, Fearow still landed hits on King.

"It's okay King, now use Bubblebeam!"

"Agility!"

"This guy's better than I thought," said Ray,

"You idiot! I can't believe you would underestimate someone!" Volta scolded.

"Give me a break, he seems pretty angry at me for some reason. People who fight off of anger are usually easier to defeat," said Ray.

"Just pay attention to the battle!" Volta pointed.

"Drill Peck!"

"King! Dang! That was a lot of damage…."

"Now Fearow! Use Return!"

"King, speed up with Agility then go for a Hydro Pump attack!"

The attacks hit each other but both were still standing, er, flying and floating.

"Not over! Fearow! Use Drill Peck!"

"Ivan! If you're trying to defeat me with anger, it's not going to work! King! Use Blizzard!"

"Can Seadra use Blizzard?" Rose asked,

"Yes it can, not by nature, but a trainer is able to teach it Blizzard," Terri explained.

After the Blizzard attack, Fearow was unable to fly and round one goes to Ray.

"Wait, how can that be? Seadra took more powerful hits!" said Amy, in confusion and in a way, anger.

"It's quite simple, even though Seadra has low stats when I comes to stats like its HP, a high level Seadra can last long enough to take out Fearow in my opinion because Fearow have great attack power but lacks defense a lot," Terri explained.

"Well Volta could've taken that Fearow out in a couple of thunderbolts attacks I bet," said Isaac.

"Shut up! You don't understand!"Ivan shouted at Ray as he recalls Fearow.

"Understand what?" Ray asked Volta with a big question mark above his head.

"Okay, what's going on down there?" Rose asked worriedly,

"It looks like they're fighting about something now," said Amy.

"Yeah but it looks like Ivan's doing most of the fighting with words like Ray's doing most of the fighting with Poke'mon," said Isaac, using Terri's binoculars in one hand and hands it to Amy for her to look. After a few seconds, she hands them to Rose; she didn't want to see their arguing up close anymore.

"I'm worried, Ivan's not acting like himself," said Amy and felt like she didn't want to look at the battle anymore at all.

"Go Arcanine!"

"What?" Amy, Rose, Isaac, and Terri sat there dumfounded by Ivan's decision.

"Arcanine! Flame Wheel!"

"Hydro Pump!"

Arcanine jumped over the Hydro Pump and attacks King.

"…King, return!" Ray called back King and looked at Ivan.

"I don't use anger to win my battles. I use reason and skill! I told you I wanted you to stay away from Amy Ketchum!" Ivan shouted. Ray didn't waste to time to respond.

"Amy's my friend! I don't want to avoid her like she's a plague or something! She's a very special person and I feel really lucky just to be able to know her because she has one of the purest hearts I've seen! But what I don't understand why are you telling me to stay away from her? I've seen you pick on Amy before, and now you sound like you want to protect from me and I didn't do anything!"

"Aside from the New Island incident but her getting some of her hair burned off and getting all bruised up technically wasn't my fault…"

"Amy's my best friend, my only friend…" said Ivan and puts his head down.

Ray called out his Charmeleon and waited for Ivan to look back up again. He'll gladly listen to his story, but it's not like everyone else will sit around to wait.

"At least, I was her best friend and I was her only friend. I was surprised when I saw Amy again with Isaac and Rose. I was actually glad for her, and I was happy knowing that Isaac was only her cousin. I don't try to be mean to her, it just happens! Amy…she always needed me, she would stick on me like paper and glue. She's annoying at times, yet no one in the world could replace her in my heart…"

Ray realized what this was really about. Ivan didn't want everybody's attention on him; he just wanted Amy's whose attention was on himself the whole time!

"Ivan…you're only mean to her so she wouldn't know how you feel, is that right?"

"…Maybe. But even though I tease her all the time, she would still stick on me everyday. Until finally, we went our separate ways for the Poke'mon League. I was happy to see her again a few times on our journeys, but then you came along in the elevator. When you came, I was completely invisible! She completely forgot I was even there! She doesn't need you! I can take care of her myself! Because I care about her, much more than you! She's the most important person to me in the world!"

"…I'm sorry that my presence made you feel this way. But…you really thing this battle will solve everything? You think you can just win this battle and she'll start paying attention back to you again? Wake up, Oak! If winning someone's love was so easy, A LOT more people would be battling each other with Poke'mon for someone's love and attention. If you truly want to be the one by Amy's side, tell her how you feel. But until then, I'm not letting you beat me in this battle because I promised Amy I will not lose! At least not until I can battle her myself! Hwo Long! Slash attack!"

"Arcanine! Take Down!"

Arcanine came crashing down on Charmeleon but even after taking the hit, it still pulls of a slash attack on Arcanine.

"Not over, Arcanine! Fire blast!"

"Slash the rocks as for defense, then go for a Dragon Rage attack!" Ray took advantage of the field and blocks most of the Fire Blast that makes it only as effective as an ember or flamethrower. When Arcanine had an opening, Charmeleon launched a Dragon Rage.

Ivan stared at Ray,

"Charmeleon learns Dragon Rage at level 48. Your Charmeleon should be a Charizard, why is it not evolved?" Ivan asked,

"Because I'd be pushing my poke'mon too fast. If pokemon evolve too fast, then I never truly got to know the Poke'mon it was before. Besides, I have the rest of my life to get a Charizard," said Ray and a small smile-smirk spreads across his lips.

"Hn, doesn't matter to me. Arcanine! Overheat!"

"Dragon Rage!"

Overheat had overpowered Dragon Rage but the attack did some damage but not enough to keep Ray and his Charmeleon down. This battle went on a bit longer mostly because the two are both fire type Pokemon but in the end, Hwo Long came out on top.

"Ivan! I'm sorry! But I want to win this battle so that I can face Amy in battle and give a chance to win the Poke'mon League but I'll let you know right now that I'll leave Amy alone for the rest of the day so you can sort things out with her. You also really need to sort your head out," said Ray and recalled Hwo Long as Ivan sent out Blastoise.

"What are you doing?" Ivan asked,

"My friend needs to rest if you don't mind! Go Volta!"

Ivan looked into the audience until he spotted the girl he was looking for…he only wished he could be stronger for her. He knows that this battle is over…

"Ivan! Ivan! Open this door please? Ivan! Ivan come out! Ivan, you aren't acting like yourself! Open this door please!" Amy pleaded. Ivan has locked himself in his room at the Center and refused to open it. Amy planned on asking Ray for answers but he hasn't been seen since the battle. The Professor was in there for a short time but comes out later and only told Amy that only Ivan could explains things to her.

"Ivan…Ivan open this door please? We can talk can't we? We're friends…Ivan please I'm worried about you," said Amy, now with tears starting to flow.

When Ivan heard Amy's first sniff, he already couldn't resist opening the door. He got up from his bed and walked over to the door and touched the doorknob, but couldn't open it. He couldn't face Amy, not now. He can't confess her anything, it's not that he's not ready, but he knows that Amy isn't ready for this.

"Ivan!" she cried, partially angry and partially very said. Ivan immediately remembers the many times that he has stopped Amy's tears when they were younger…he wasn't going to stop now. Ivan opened the door and embraced her, holding her close.

"I'm okay, Amy. It's alright, don't cry," he said and rubs her back gently with one of his hands.

"Ivan…you jerk…" muffled Amy in Ivan's shirt and noticed that Ivan has gotten taller since the beginning of their journey. Amy and breaks out of the hug and wipes her tears away, not wanting to look like a crybaby, as Ivan would always say.

"…I hope you win, Amy. I'll be rooting for you back home. I'll see you back in Pallet Town after the league," said Ivan as he grabs his bag by the door and starts walking away,

"Wait, you're leaving? Why?" Amy asked immediately and steps in front of him,

"…I'll tell you when you get home, I promise," said Ivan and with that, Amy saw Ivan's true smile after all these years and he left. Amy stood there, confused and sad.

"Ivan! Ivan don't go! I hate you, Oak! You always leave me alone! Ivan! Ivan!" Amy continued to shout for him to come back to her, where she was standing. But Ivan never did, he really did leave…again. Amy couldn't take it anymore. First their friendship ended in less than a day, he starts treating her like dirt, he leaves for his pokemon journey and doesn't even wait for her at all and she just barely missed him, Ivan starts being a jerk to Ray who is a close friend, then he decides to leave again and this time, he didn't even say a goodbye. Amy finally burst into tears and hits the floor.

"I thought I really put our friendship behind…I guess I was wrong. I'm always wrong!"

"Amy…"

Amy hesitates, but looked up to see Isaac. He looked really sad too. Isaac knelt down and hugs his cousin, his dear close cousin. Togepi was on the floor and went over to both humans and tries to make them happy.

A few days later:

Amy had just won on all four fields but unlike all the other times, she didn't celebrate. Ivan left without a goodbye and she hasn't seen Ray around since the battle. The last thing she needed was a second friend to leave without a goodbye. Even Professor Oak had to head back. At least he said a goodbye though. Terri went back with him, it seems that his father needed help to run the lab andneeded both the Professor and Terri back. Terri said goodbye too. Isaac and Rose stayed by her side and Amy would always have at least one of them with her at all times. Pikachu would stick to her like paper and glue, the same way she used to with Ivan. Amy tried, she tried, to be like her old self again but Ivan's sudden departure he did on her was affecting her worse than she thought. Amy looked at the screen in the Poke'mon Center.In the next couple of rounds, she'll be allowed to use six Poke'mon and she'll be ready.

"Tomorrow at 2:00 p.m." Amy read the screen that night and turned to leave and bumped into someone.

"Sorry!"

"Ray?"

"Hmm? Yeah?" Ray asked and walked past her and picked something up from the counter and turned back to Amy and the others.

"You look…really down," said Ray,

"I feel lower than down," said Amy,

"Ivan left," said Rose.

"Oh…did he say anything before he left?" Ray asked,

"A few words, that's it. Not a goodbye though," said Isaac, who secretly saw the whole conversation between the two.

"I see…Amy, here's a bit of advice: Don't get so worked up over Ivan leaving like that. He's been having a problem so he's really stressed out. Give Ivan a break this time," said Ray and Amy looked at him.

"What happened? What happened between the battle between you and Ivan?" Amy asked. Right now, the New Island incident didn't seem to matter to her anymore.

"Well, if anyone that has the right to tell you it's Ivan," said Ray and Amy was about to blow a fuse. Why is everyone saying that?

"Amy, Amy!" Isaac called and snapped her out of it.

"What?" she asked, but almost snapped.

"I think it's time for all of us to get some rest, you've had a long day," said Isaac gently and Amy calmed down a bit.

"Togi!" said Togepi agreeing with its 'mother.'

"Isaac's right and good luck in your battle tomorrow, Amy. Remember, don't lose because I want to face you," said Ray and gave her a warm smile.

"But-"

"If you really want to sort things out, you can always call can't you?" Ray pointed out and Amy, once again, felt kind of stupid.

"Mom, have you seen Ivan?" Amy asked her mother after she explained the whole story to her. Misty shook her head,

"Sorry, no I haven't. It's only been a few days, Amy, he might not be home that fast," said Misty and Amy never really thought about that. Well, it's either that or Ivan just won't show his face.

"I'll call the Professor then, bye Mom!" said Amy and hung up and dialed Gary.

"Hello there, Amy!" Tracey answered,

"Hi, did Terri and the Professor make it back yet?" Amy asked,

"Yeah, Ivan too but he spends most of his time locked up in his room," said Tracey,

"He's back too? Really? Well then, can you tell Ivan something for me?"

"Sure, no problem."

"Tell him that, if I had to ask him anything of a favor, I want to ask him this. Please, watch me win the Pokemon League…"

"Go Bulbasaur! Use Solar Beam!"

"Bulba!" The solar beam was launched after the opponent was poisoned from an earlier attack winning Amy her round.

"Yes! Great job, Bulbasaur!" Amy congratulated and was about to pick up her friend and hug her but Bulbasaur then started to glow and change.

"Ivysaur!"

"Wow! Ivysaur! All right! My Bulbasaur evolved!"

"At least, she's almost back to normal," said Isaac from the bench, being her coach along with Rose, watching Amy cheering happily. Rose nodded,

"Yeah, Ray was right. Then again, he is soooooo cute! And so smart!" Rose squealed and Isaac sweat drops.

"Togi!" Togepi commented.

Later that day, Amy looked up at the screen at the Pokemon Center while waiting for her Pokemon to heal to see her next opponent.

"Remember, Amy, you're using six pokemon so be careful," Isaac advised.

"I know! Don't worry about me. Heck the next person is probably isn't any tougher than my last opponent," said Amy and Rose lets out a loud screech-scream.

"What the heck was that?" Isaac asked, looking at Rose who covered her mouth.

"Well, Amy said her next opponent shouldn't be any tougher than her last opponent but her next opponent is tougher than Ivan," said Rose and pointed at the screen. Isaac and Amy turned their heads back to it and Amy gasped.

Ray was snacking on ice cream out on the streets and looked up at the big screen.

"Finally…I get to face the Pokemon Master's daughter. You ready for this, everyone?" Ray asked his Pokemon and even though all but Volta were in their Poke'balls, Ray knew he received positive answers.

Please R and R!

Finally! Ray and Amy face off in a six on six battle! Who will be the victorious one? The son of a member of the Elite Four and gym leader or the daughter of the Pokemon Master and former gym leader?