Gena-Okay, here you go! I guess you helped me get back into fanfiction writing again after coming back from Taiwan.
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"Alright, you have to be prepared for this, Amy," said Isaac during their lunch before the battle.
"I know!" Amy snapped and swallowed some more food.
"Now don't be nervous…so slow down," said Rose looking at Amy chewing and swallowing faster than usual. Afterwards, Amy went to pick up her Poke'mon and is trying to be as calm as possible before her battle.
"Thank you Nurse Joy," said Amy and picked up her Poke'balls as Pikachu went on her shoulder.
"No problem, oh yes, you know a boy named Isaac am I right?" Joy asked,
"Uh yes I do," said Amy and looked over at Isaac and Rose who were waiting for her by the door.
"There's a phone call for him," said Joy.
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"What do you want?" Isaac asked his other cousin Petunia,
"I just wanted to see how you were doing that's all! No need to be so mean about me calling you!" Petunia snapped,
"Alright, alright, sorry! So how's the gym?" Isaac asked,
"Oh it's doing good but we had to close it down for a while until we find more badges. Joey's not that good at battling," said Petunia like it was no big deal.
"……You know that you aren't any better. Don't you two dare make me go back there! Tell Joey to train more and lay off the video games for a while! You two also better be cleaning the pool and taking care of the Poke'mon," Isaac reminded.
"Sure, but I hope you like trees and flowers because I started planting them outside the gym. But trimming is sure tiring," said Petunia and sighed.
"…You two aren't taking care of the gym very well are you?" Isaac asked and shook his head,
"Well I'm keeping it beautiful! It's Joey's job to keep it clean and taken care of," said Petunia and crossed her arms.
"I leave and the gym and when I go back, I'm probably going to find it shut down! Can't you two work together or something?"
"Well it's not my fault Joey won't cooperate!"
"Oh gosh, I might have to head back if there's no one to keep you two from acting like siblings…"
"Hey Isaac! Can I borrow your Scyther real fast?" Rose asked running up to him,
"Sure," said Isaac and handed a Poke'ball to her and Rose took off. Then Petunia gasped,
"You have a Scyther? That's so cool! Hey, can I borrow it too?" Petunia asked, more like pleading.
"No, you two aren't even taking care of the gym while I'm gone," said Isaac and was about to hang up.
"Please Isaac! I promise I'll take better care of the gym with Joey but please can I borrow your Scyther? Please!" Petunia begged.
"For how long?" Isaac asked,
"As long as possible! Besides, you need room for electric Poke'mon that you keep saying you want to catch!" Petunia pointed out. Isaac sighed,
"If so, I want you to take care of it and I really mean take care of it because if I find my Poke'mon in bad condition or health, you two will both get it! Understand?" Isaac asked in a serious tone,
"Y-Yes! Of course!"
"Good, now get Joey on the line so I can explain to him too," said Isaac.
"I never knew I had so many cousins," said Amy watching Isaac discuss things with Joey and Petunia.
"You think you have a lot of cousins, I have way more than three," said Rose angrily while Scyther carefully cuts a bit of her hair where gum was stuck on.
"Heh, sorry about the hair again…" said Amy. Amy spat the gum out into the air and then tried to catch it again but it landed on Rose instead and now Rose is in a very bad mood and will be in an even worse mood if the hair is messed up in the end.
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"Come on Isaac! I'm going to miss my battle!" Amy shouted when it was almost time for her battle,
"And remember to actually clean the pool!" said Isaac and finally left the phone...as well as his Scyther in his cousins' care.
Ray arrived at the stadium first and waited for Amy's arrival. Amy stepped into the stadium and had a nice welcome from the crowd.
"I actually almost thought you were going to be late," said Ray,
"Well you thought wrong!"
"This will be a six on six Poke'mon battle! No time limit! Let the battle begin!" the judge shouted.
"I choose you, Echo!" Out came a Zubat from the red side.
"Echo huh? Then I'll choose Pidgeotto!" Amy was about to throw Pidgeotto's ball but from her belt, a Poke'mon came out by itself.
"Ivy! Ivysaur!"
"What the? Ivysaur! I didn't call you!"
What kind of choice is that?" Isaac asked, disappointed in Amy's choice.
"Alright Echo! Use Supersonic!"
"Uh oh, um, Ivysaur hurry and dodge it!"
"Not so fast! Echo use Wing Attack go!"
After the Super Sonic attack, Echo used Wing attack and hits the mark.
"Ivysaur! Use Vine Whip!"
"Dodge and go for a bite attack!
Echo was faster and was able to attack before Ivysaur could dodge.
"Oh man, talk about a bad start. Ivysaur Use Razor Leaf! Then follow that up with Leech Life!"
"Watch it, Echo!" Echo got out of the way of Razor Leaf but took in the Leech Seed.
"Yeah! That's it! Now Use Tackle!"
Echo, struggling to move, couldn't dodge it.
"Echo! You okay?"
"Too bad it won't be! Use Solar Beam!"
After charging up, Echo took a powerful blast from Ivysaur.
"Zubat is unable to battle!"
"Echo! Return! You did a good job, buddy. Rest up," said Ray and reached for another Poke'ball.
"Yeah! That's the way to do it, Ivysaur!" Amy cheered,
"Ivy! Ivysaur!"
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"Well I see round one goes to Amy," said Reena looking at the T.V. while bringing in some Poke'mon food and sets them down and sighed.
"You know, someone's bound to see you if you're all in one room! Raikou! Calm down or the T.V. will be shut down!" Reena shouted as a lot of legendary Poke'mon that can fit inside a large house/gym are crowded in one room to watch the battle. Reena then heard the door open and she almost panicked.
"Reena, I'm ho-Whoa!" Richie almost had a heart attack when he walked into his living room full of Legendary Poke'mon.
"…Someone's bound to see them if they're all crowded here," said Richie but Reena only tackled him into a hug.
Meanwhile Ash is enjoying the battle and is cheering for Amy the whole time; he was also on the phone talking to Misty.
"Told you she would win the first round," said Ash,
"I know, I know," said Misty but kept her eyes on the T.V.
"She'll win the whole thing! I hope you're recording this," said Ash,
"I know, I know," said Misty.
"You're not even listening to me are you?" Ash asked giving her a look,
"I kno-Yes I am!" Misty quickly recovered.
"Oh yeah, if Richie calls, tell him to call me here," said Ash,
"Why?" Misty asked,
"We made a bet and I just want to tell him that Amy just took the lead!"
"Ash, it's only the first round, don't get so overconfident," advised Misty.
"Yeah but, she actually got farther than me in her first Poke'mon League challenge than I was," said Ash,
"I know you're excited but you have to realize that this is her very first Poke'mon League competition, it'll be great if she wins the whole thing but it's going to be tough for her if she gets as overconfident as you," said Misty,
"Alright, I'll calm down. Bye, love you!"
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"Go Bell!"
"Gloom…gloom!"
"UGH! WHAT THE HECK IS THAT SMELL? Oh wait, it's a Gloom, Gloom's usually has these odors…but still! It stinks! How can Ray own a Poke'mon that smells like this?"
"Just so you know Amy, Bell doesn't always smell bad!" said Ray, defending his Poke'mon.
"Okay, sorry. So, grass vs. grass huh? Okay then, Ivysaur! Leech Seed!"
"Go for Sleep Powder Bell!"
Bell evaded Ivysaur's attack and used Sleep Powder which was working.
"What? No! Ivysaur Wake up!"
"Sorry, Amy but a battle is a battle! Go Bell use Acid! Then finish it with Petal Dance!"
"Ugh, Ivysaur!"
"Ivysaur is unable to battle!"
"No…Ivysaur return!"
Amy thought about her next choice,
"If I'm going to battle by type than Pidgeotto and Charizard would be the best choice. But if I use Pidgeotto and win, Ray will just send out his Charmeleon or Pikachu. If I use Charizard and win, he'll just use his Seadra. What will I do? I know!"
"Go! Eevee!"
"You're going to have to try harder than that Amy, I know for a fact that your Eevee is still the least trained Poke'mon in your party," said Ray.
"Oh I know what I'm doing! Go Eevee use Tackle now!"
"Use Poison Powder Bell!"
"Dodge it Eevee!"
"What speed…"
"Ha, I knew he didn't expect me to be training Eevee secretly every night. Even Isaac and Rose don't know about the long hours I put into Eevee," thought Amy proudly.
"Whoa! That Eevee is fast!" said Isaac, surprised.
"But, how could she have trained Eevee in such short time?" Rose asked Isaac but he just shrugged.
"Eevee! Take Down!"
"Bell, use Absorb!"
"Sorry Ray but like you said a battle is a battle! If you're going to suck energy out of my Eevee, I think Giga Drain will be more effective. But let's finish this! Eevee Quick attack now!"
"Bell! Stop it with Stun Spore!"
"Blast through that Stun Spore with Shadow Ball!"
Eevee kept running and quickly launches a Shadow Ball to blast a path through the Stun Spore for Eevee's quick attack and it also hit Bell directly.
"Add in a little Take Down while you're at it Eevee!"
Eevee charges, full body, into Bell and couldn't continue fighting.
"Oh yeah! That's the way, Eevee!"
"Eui!"
"…She is pretty tough," said Ray and smiled,
"But Ray! We're here to win!" said Volta with a voice sounding like she's scolding him instead,
"Okay, I know," said Ray and throws his next Poke'ball.
"Say hello to my Eevee," said Ray and out pops his Eevee.
"That Eevee has a very nice coat since the last time I saw it," said Isaac, very impressed.
"It's so cute!" Rose squealed.
"I knew you would do something like this Ray! Eevee! Use Shadow Ball!"
"…"
"Uh, Eevee?"
The audience watching live and those watching on T.V were confused. Ray and Amy were too surprised to feel anything.
"I feel like I'm watching a soap opera movie," said Isaac, raising an eyebrow.
"But it's so romantic! Its love at first sight!" exclaimed Rose,
"Um, yeah, like I said. Soap Opera in a Poke'mon battle," said Isaac and sighed.
Ray's Eevee, who looked like it was ready for anything, and Amy's Eevee, who was just happy to win a battle, are currently in the middle of the field, rubbing their scents on each other. Ray and Amy anime falls.
"What the heck are you doing? You're not supposed to fall in the love with the opponent!" Ray shouted.
"What are you doing? You're supposed to battle that Eevee! Not cuddle with it!" Amy shouted. Isaac stared almost dumfounded,
"How embarrassing it must be for them," said Isaac.
What's even more embarrassing is that both Eevee are ignoring their trainers. Both Amy and Ray sweat drops,
"Uh, since neither Poke'mon are willing to battle! Both are unable to battle!" the judge announced.
"WHAT?" the two trainers exclaimed with anime veins.
"That's probably the most unusual battle that ended in a draw I ever saw," said Isaac,
"I know, but it's still cool!" said Rose with a smile.
"Eevee return…" the two called in unison.
"Well that was embarrassing," the two mumbled at the same time.
"Go! Pidgeotto!"
"Let's go King!"
The two started battling again and Isaac sighed again.
"What's wrong Isaac?" Rose asked with concern.
"These two are throwing everything they got into this battle. But there will only be one winner. What will happen to the trainer that lost? I know that both have worked really hard just to get to this point but even with all that hard work, one will lose in the end," said Isaac with some sadness in his voice. Rose puts a hand on his shoulder,
"Isaac, look around you," she said.
"Look around me? I'm surrounded by people since Amy doesn't want coaching we're both surrounded by people," said Isaac without looking around him.
"And some of those people are also trainers. Half of those trainers probably already lost. They work hard as well Isaac, and they didn't win. You work hard too Isaac and you happened to have lost to Amy when she challenged you for a gym badge," Rose pointed out.
"She only won by luck and type advantage," said Isaac and crossed his arms, now crossed himself after being reminded of that humiliating defeat.
"Right. Some work harder than others. Some have stronger will power than others. Some are luckier than others. But we all, us trainers, we all have strong spirits. That's why we are Poke'mon trainers. And whoever wins this match, it won't change a thing. Ray and Amy will continue to both love Poke'mon and both will continue to work hard and train along with every other trainer here, to be the best trainer in the world."
"Since when did Rose become so good with words?" Isaac thought spreads a small smile across his lip.
"You're right, absolutely right…let's just hope that Amy and Ray understand that. Whoever will lose that is," said Isaac and looks back to the battle.
"Hydro Pump attack!"
"Look out, Pidgeotto! Good! Now use Sky attack and finish this battle!"
Pidgeotto looked as if it was caught on fire and rams into King, finishing this round.
"King! Are you alright?"
"Great job, Pidgeotto!" Amy congratulated.
Ray recalled King and thanked his friend before reaching for another Poke'ball.
"Go Hwo Long!"
"Uh oh…Pidgeotto! We're at a disadvantage but we can keep fighting right?" Amy asked and Pidgeotto couldn't have agreed more.
"Amy only lost Ivysaur and Eevee, she's doing pretty good," said Isaac.
"And Ray has already lost four of his six Poke'mon. Isn't he supposed to be good?" Rose asked.
"Pidgeotto! Use Wing Attack!"
"Wait for it…Slash attack go!"
Charmeleon slashes Pidgeotto and stopped the attack.
"Now use Flamethrower!"
"Pidgeotto is unable to battle!" the judge announced.
"Pidgeotto return! It's alright, you did a great job. Now, I choose Kingler!"
"Oh yeah, Amy's got this battle in her favor now!" said Rose,
"Don't be so sure. The only Pokemon Ray has left is his Charmeleon and Pikachu. Amy has her Charizard, Kingler, and Pikachu. Ray's got very strong Pikachu, it might be able to take out both Kingler and Charizard," said Isaac,
"Yeah but Amy's still has her own Pikachu to spare," Rose reminded and turned her attention back to the battle.
"Kingler! Use Bubblebeam!"
"Blast through that with Dragon Rage!"
"Char!" The attack knocks against Bubblebeam and hits Kingler as well.
"Hey! You stole my idea!" Amy accused Ray,
"No I didn't! We just happen to be thinking the same way in the same situation!"
"Great minds think alike I guess. Kingler use Crab Hammer!"
"Use Rage!"
Hwo Long took the hit and the fire on its tail grew a bit larger. It fought back,
"Kingler! Dodge and use Guillotine!" Hwo long took another hit and the fire continues to grow.
"Keep using Rage!"
How Long then unleashes his attack and it seemed stronger than the last one that Kingler had dodged.
"Whoa, that was a tad stronger than it seemed before! Oh well, not enough to take Kingler down! Kingler! Use Crab Hammer!"
"Take the hit Charmeleon and use Rage!"
"Amy! You idiot! Rage gets stronger every time you hit the Pokemon using it!" Isaac shouted.
"Sit down!" Rose pulled Isaac back into a sitting position.
This time, Kingler got blasted back,
"Kingler! Are you okay?"
"Kingler's getting tired, but so is Hwo long, I have to be more careful and less reckless if I'm going to win this," Ray thought.
"That's great Kingler, now use Water Gun!"
"Dragon Rage! Then use Fire Spin!"
The Dragon Rage and Water Gun cancelled each other out and How Long lets out a furious Fire Spin.
"Kingler! Kingler!" Amy called out for her Pokemon who was currently getting burned up in that fire spin.
After the fire let up, Kingler was down for the count.
"Kingler is unable to battle!"
"No way! Fire beat water?" Rose asked in surprise,
"Ray used to skills and brains, not type to win that round. Well, he partially used brain because now his Charmeleon is tired after taking in hits from Kingler to power up Rage attack. Amy has two Pokemon left and both are fresh while Ray only has one fresh Pokemon to use," said Isaac and looks at Ray, wondering what this trainer, that defeated him almost easily, will do.
"Go Charizard!" Amy called out,
"Smart move," said Isaac,
"Why?" Rose asked,
"Because, if Amy uses Pikachu and possibly lose to either Charmeleon or Ray's Pikachu then she'll only have Charizard left. Charizard is part flying, Ray's Pikachu can take it out almost easily. If Amy wants to win, she has to damage Ray's party before Ray's Pikachu takes it out. Ray's tough, and this might end up as a Pikachu vs. Pikachu match if I suspect correctly," Isaac explained.
"Charizard! Finish this match with Seismic Toss!"
"Hwo long! Look out! Hwo Long!"
It seems that Hwo Long doesn't have enough strength to move from where it is at the moment and Charizard picked it up and then slams it down.
Ray recalled his old friend looked down at Volta who nodded and went onto the field.
"Charizard! Flamethrower!"
"Agility to dodge! Then use thunderbolt!"
Charizard used Flamethrower and Volta seemed to have disappeared right before Amy and Charizard's eyes and attacks Charizard with thunderbolt from behind.
"Charizard! Grab it and use Seismic Toss!"
"Too slow, Amy! Volta grab onto Charizard's wings!"
"Hey! That's not fair!"
Volta grabs a hold of one of Charizard's wings and refuses to let go.
"Try and shake it off! Fly Charizard!"
"Now that Amy, is the worst mistake you could do! Volta! Use Thunder!"
Charizard took power hit from Thunder and fell out of the air. Volta releases her grip and safely lands and watches Charizard hit the ground hard.
"Now Volta! Finish it with Thunderbolt!'
"Oh Charizard!"
Amy recalled her friend,
"I'm sorry, Charizard, but you did great. Rest well…Pikachu, it's up to you," said Amy and Pikachu nodded with sparks ready to fly from its cheeks.
The two trainers stared at each other for some time,
"Amy, no matter what happens, you'll always be my friend," said Ray and finally smiles in this battle,
"Uh, yeah. Yeah! That's right! We'll always be friends!" Amy agreed and felt a bit more relaxed now.
"Pikachu/Volta! Use Thunderbolt!" The two shouted simultaneously. The two electric attacks clashed in midair and then cancelled each other out.
"Quick attack!" Volta immediately hits Pikachu with her blinding speed.
"Pikachu! Use Slam!"
"Stay in your place Volta and use Iron Tail!"
"Chu! Pika!" Volta stood and lets Pikachu's speed come at her and then whips her iron tail.
"Pikachu! Pikachu, hang in there!"
"Go for another quick attack, Volta!"
"Get up and dodge, Pikachu! Use Thunder!"
Right when Volta was supposed to hit her target, Pikachu sprang up and used Thunder on that spot.
"That blast is too big to dodge…"
"Volta! Stick you tail against the ground! Try and absorb the shock!"
Volta took in the Thunder attack, Ray only hoped that at least half of the damage went into the ground.
"Pikachu! Use the force of gravity to help you power up your Iron Tail!" Pikachu got iron tail ready and starts falling down at a fast rate.
"Volta! Iron Tail back at it!"
Volta snapped her eyes open and got Iron Tail ready and hit it against Pikachu's Iron Tail.
"Thunder!" The two trainers ordered.
Electricity shocked both Pikachu and since both were right next to each other, the Thunder attack seemed to have combined and doubled in power. Pikachu and Volta went flying back away from each other from the powerful blast.
"Pikachu!"
"Volta!"
"Chu…"
"Pika…"
The two Pikachu were not going to let down their friend and trainers now and both struggled to stand up.
"Volta was on the bottom during the Thunder attack. Thunder strikes from above but since Pikachu was above Volta, the two attacks caused an explosion. But Volta took more of that Thunder attack, making her just as exhausted as Pikachu. This battle can go either way now," Ray thought and watched Volta struggling, to keep on her paws.
"Pikachu, can you keep going? Try and use thunderbolt!"
"Ray what are you waiting for?" Volta demanded when Ray doesn't give any command.
"You're exhausted, we should lose the battle," said Ray calmly,
"Ray!" Volta turned her back to Pikachu and at Ray,
"I don't want you injured, you took more out of that blast from the Thunder attack, and it could be serious if I make you continue this battle!"
"Pikachu! Pikachu!" Amy shouted. Pikachu had collapsed before thunderbolt was launched. Volta turned back around and was ready for anything,
"Volta, don't, I think Pikachu's done," said Ray. Pikachu tried to stand up once more, but couldn't and hit the ground.
"Pikachu is unable to battle! The victory of this round goes to Ray!"
The crowd roars from that exciting battle. Isaac and Rose gasped and stared. Then they realized that they should be by Amy's side and hurried to rush to her.
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At home, Pallet Town was disappointed in the loss, but they couldn't be more proud of Amy.
"Amy…" Ivan stood from his seat and walked closer to the T.V. in his room and looked at Amy,
"Why did I have to leave at the time when she needed me the most?" Ivan asked himself.
"Amy lost!" Terri exclaimed,
"That Ray is pretty good," said Tracey,
"Yes he is, but now I'm worried about how Ash will take this," said Gary and doesn't even want to go there because he doesn't want to be the first person to talk to Ash right after his daughter lost.
Misty was thinking the same thing; not only is Ash be upset at the loss, he just lost a bet to Richie. So she decided to call him the next day.
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Amy picked up Pikachu and carried him in her arms. Ray did the same,
"Come on Volta, the first place you're going is to the Center," he said to his friend that got him through this round.
"Amy! Amy are you alright?" Rose asked with concern running up to her. Isaac puts a hand on her shoulder and doesn't say anything.
"Togi…" Togepi wanted to cheer Amy up too, after all, it hates seeing sad people.
Isaac removes his hand and went to talk to Ray,
"Is she, feeling alright?" Ray asked,
"We'll take care of her, Ray. You go take care of Volta," said Isaac and Ray nodded,
"Okay, tell her I said that our battle was the best I've had ever," said Ray and turned to leave.
"I will…" said Isaac and turned back to Amy.
"I…I lost," said Amy and held Pikachu close.
"I told everyone, I was going to win it all. I was so sure and confident. I even got farther than my dad on his first Pokemon League challenge and I still lost!" Amy then had tears slide down her face.
"Amy…" Rose embraced her into a hug and Amy couldn't hold in her tears anymore and started crying...
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The next day, Isaac went to see Ray's next match by himself…okay he had Togepi too.
"What do you think, Togepi? Do you think Ray will win?" Isaac asked while feeding Togepi.
"Togi?"
"Oh great, I just started talking to a baby. You really are affecting me," said Isaac to Togepi.
"Togi! Togi!"
Ray walked into the stadium and walked straight to the judge.
"What's going on?" Isaac asked,
"Togi? Togepi!"
Ray left the judge's side and the judge raised a flag up,
"Ray has forfeited the battle! The round goes to Mirabelle!" the judge announced. Isaac gasped in surprise and looked at Ray who just left the stadium.
"Wait a minute, where's his Pikachu?" Isaac asked aloud,
"Togi?"
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"I hate you Ray," said Volta, crossing her arms while sitting on the bed with bandages all over her.
"I know, I care about you too," said Ray and sat down next to Volta.
"Why don't you use another Pokemon? That's the most humiliating defeat ever! By forfeiting!" Volta scolded,
"Take it easy, Volta. We've been friends for a long time and you still don't understand me," said Ray petting Volta.
"And I never will," said Volta and lays back against the pillow.
"You will eventually," said Ray and got up again to answer the door.
"Isaac?"
"What the heck is that gym leader doing here?" Volta asked but of course, Ray doesn't answer Volta in the presence of other people.
"Ray."
"…What are you doing here?" Ray asked,
"To ask about your battle today," said Isaac and lets himself in his room. Isaac looked at Volta who looked away from him,
"So this is the reason?" Isaac asked,
"Kind of, you could say that," said Ray,
"Why don't you just use another Pokemon?" Isaac asked and puts Togepi down.
"That's exactly what I said," said Volta.
"Hi! Let's play!" said Togepi and walks towards Volta.
"Sorry, I can't," said Volta,
"Please? My Mommy is talking with your Mommy," said Togepi.
"He's not my mother, he's my trainer. Though most of the time I feel like it's the other way around," said Volta as Togepi takes a seat next to Volta.
"Everyone has a Mommy! I love my Mommy!"
"I can see that," said Volta, half sarcastic.
"Well alright, Ray. I guess Amy can share the pain with you about losing," said Isaac and picks up Togepi.
"You should try and teach Amy that not everyone wins. Even the Pokemon Master has to lose sometimes," said Ray,
"How do you know?" Isaac asked,
"Because it's true. Even the best of the best, lose. No one can always win. There's always a time when they lose. Even if it's just once, they still lost. Losing is a normal part of life and is just as important as winning. Especially since we can learn tons more stuff from our mistakes than from our victories. Take my forfeit from today's battle as an example, (pets Volta) I learned that, if I hadn't pushed my Pokemon so hard or maybe even take charge of them, they wouldn't be so stressed out and pushing themselves to their own limit for me. Volta is one stubborn Pokemon, and sometimes, it's like she's the trainer and I'm the Pokemon. But I knew that through all our hard work, Volta works the hardest. Her body is stressed out from all our training and because of that, we almost lost the battle to Amy and now she's lying here resting instead of winning battles with me. It was partially my fault because I let her, I let her do what she wants and it's almost like saying I spoiled her. Amy can learn a thousand lessons in defeat. Tell her that for me," said Ray and smiles.
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"A thousand lessons in defeat huh? I doubt Amy will believe that," said Rose and Isaac shrugged.
"She's still in her room right?" Isaac asked,
"Yeah, she's very upset," said Rose.
"Hmm…hey, I think I might have an idea," said Isaac and left Rose standing there once again.
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"Why did I have to lose, Pikachu?" Amy asked Pikachu next to her on the bed,
"Pika pi…"
"I just wanted to prove myself. I wanted to show Pallet Town that I really am the Pokemon Master's daughter and I can live up to his reputation. But I guess I am a failure, if I can't show Pallet Town then how can I show the world?" Amy asked and pats Pikachu.
"Amy! There's a phone call for you!" Rose called through the door.
"Tell that person that I don't want to talk!"
"But Amy, that's rude and it's important!"
"Alright! I'm coming!" Amy walked out of her room and to the phone.
"Ack! Mom!"
"Are you okay? I hope you didn't take your loss too hard," said Misty.
"Uh, of course not! Why would I?" said Amy, trying to sound like she's telling the truth.
"Nice try, Amy. Look, it's okay to lose. It's only your first try at this, it's alright. There's no shame in losing. And everyone here in Pallet Town, are not mad or sad that you lost. We are upset for that you have lost but not at you. We're proud of you, look," said Misty and moved the screen to show her neighbors, Professor Oak, Tracey, Grandma Delia, Mimie the Mr. Mime, Terri waving and holding onto Ivan so that he won't escape, and well, Ivan's there too. They were cheering and they were happy at what she has accomplished. Then the screen split in two when another call came in.
"Hi Amy, its Petunia and Joey here! That was such a cool battle!" said Petunia,
"Sorry that you lost, but it was still awesome!" said Joey.
"We hope to see you again too! Bye!" and with that they hung up. Amy didn't get it, that was one short phone call.
Another call also came,
"Hi Amy, Brock here. I saw your battle and I have to say, that was impressive. You made it farther than Ash did on his first try! I'm sorry that you lost, but there's nothing wrong with losing. Hey Rose, behave!" Brock added when he noticed Rose behind Amy.
"Nothing wrong…in losing?" Amy repeated but in question.
"Hey Amy! Come home soon!" Terri shouted,
"Home…Hey Mom, will Dad be home?" Amy asked,
"Hard to say, Dear, but I'll try and get him to come home for your return," said Misty.
"Okay, please try. I miss seeing him. Sometimes I wish he wasn't the Pokemon Master so he would spend more time at home," said Amy and smiled.
"Thank you, everyone!"
Isaac and Rose looked at each other and smiled too. It had turned out alright after all.
It was night; the Indigo League has come to a close. Ray and Amy were happy they stuck around until the whole thing was over. They got to watch great battles and they received a memorable badge to remember their experience here as well as a token of participating in the league. Not only that but it was a great night for fireworks. After that, the two went separate ways, but Ray promised her they will see each other again.
"I guess this journey is over right?" Amy asked him.
"No…Journey's never end. But journeys are always, just the beginning," Ray told her and gave her a smile and left.
Amy, Isaac, Rose, and their Pokemon left in the opposite direction.
While it's true that Amy's very first journey has come to an end, her true journey has only begun. Rose's journey with Amy has been a happy experience and she is willing to continue seeing a world full of Pokemon with her. Isaac's journey has earned himself new Pokemon and he's willing to continue to his journey to fulfill his dream of being an electric gym leader some day.
"So, what do you think is in store for me in the future?" Amy asked,
"You mean us right?" Isaac asked,
"You mean, you two want to stick around even though the league is over?" Amy asked,
"Of course! Not much excitement in a gym but being out here- I can see all kinds of Pokemon and have an adventure! Not to mention meet tons of hot guys!"
Isaac and Amy anime falls (while holding Togepi and Pikachu.)
"Um right," said Isaac and just pretends he didn't hear that.
"So, do you two want to go to Pallet Town?" Amy asked,
"Sure, it would be nice to go back there after so long," said Isaac,
"That would be great! I would love to see your home town! And see your friend Terri!" said Rose as the other two sweat drop.
"Okay! It's on to Pallet Town!" Amy shouted and pointed forward.
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I hope you guys didn't think I would actually end the story like that did you? So, Amy and co. heads back to Pallet Town and reflects on their journey. Then, Amy gets a special surprise, or surprises, when she reached home.
Please R and R!