Hello, everyone! I am back! I'm really getting into making this story often, don't you think :D? You see, there are a couple other Brick Bronze fanfictions out there, but none of those stories ever got finished.
Allow me to announce: this story IS going to get finished. Now, how about we start this chapter now?
Remember when I said on my profile that my Splatoon stories will be more popular than my Pokémon stories? Well, that is true. I wok on this story on my iPad, and my other stories are finished on my computer. Now let's start! XD
Sonic and I walked back to Chesma Town. We decided to heal our Pokémon before we hit the road again. I felt a bit proud defeating Linda and getting my necklace back.
I walked back to the Center of the building, and I see Nurse Joy back with my Pokémon along with Sonic's.
"Okay, your Pokémon are fully healed now. We hope to see you again!" Joy said as she bows.
"Thank you." I responded. I walk outside to see Sonic there.
"We did have a tough battle. But just wait till next time when we get farther into stuff." Sonic said. I nodded.
"We'll see." I said. I look over the bridge to the next route, and it's no longer closed. Perfect timing. But I remember what Jake said to me: a gym is in the next town over. That's my first stop: to complete that.
"Shall we?" I asked my friend. Sonic nodded, and we walked over to Route 2. Shame that Jake won't walk with us there. He's a busy kid, so I don't blame him.
This route is very small. All it had was one trainer, and a hill that you'll need a special move in order to get to the top. Rock Climb. Okay, moving on. Sonic moved a little bit ahead of me to battle the trainer ahead.
"You got this, my dude." I said to him.
"Leave it to me." Sonic replied back. And so, the female trainer saw Sonic and walked up to him.
"Someday I hope challenge the Champion of Roria!" She exclaimed.
"Maybe my friend and I will make it there as well." Sonic said. We got a long way, my friend. Still, I wonder how Jake is doing...
And so, another battle begins. I bet maybe Sonic will use Rockruff in this battle.
"Go, Skitty!" The female shouted, sending out her Pokémon.
"Rockruff! Let's go!" Sonic shouted, sending out his Pokémon. Called it! Alrighty, both Pokémon are ready to this. Come on, Sonic! You got this! Of course he can do it, even though he lost to me, he did pretty well with his strategies.
"Start off with Bite!" Sonic shouted. Rockruff runs up to Skitty and bites it with its sharp teeth.
"Use Scratch!" The girl yelled.
"Counter with Rock Throw!" Sonic commanded. Before a Skitty could even go and attack, Rockruff counters with a good ol Rock Throw. Even if Skitty did get a chance to attack, the scratch wouldn't be very effective.
"Finish with Tackle!" Sonic shouted. And so that one move was enough to take Skitty down.
"I'm light years away from my goal right now." Female trainer said. Not bad, Sonic. You got this in the bag.
"The next route is up ahead. I believe this will be where the gym is." I explained.
"Alright, let's make our way there then." Sonic replied. We entered the tunnel, which is pretty short once we get to the next route. And here we are: Route 3.
Looks longer, and definitely has some new Pokémon to be caught. To be honest here, my goal ain't to catch them all. That's not gonna happen. But I do wanna discover all of the Pokémon in this world.
Immediately, I was spotted by a male trainer wearing a blue outfit.
"Welcome to Route 3! Oh sorry, did my presence shock you?" The guy asked.
"No, not really." I said. I saw him coming, what else would I expect?
Welp, here we go again. Let's see how things go from here.
"Electrike, go!" The blue trainer shouted, sending out his only Pokémon. Ooh, an Electric type! I guess I better not use Froakie here. I do know my types very well.
"Go, Nidoran!" I shouted, sending my Poison type out. Bring it on, dude.
"Use Double Kick!" I yelled. Nidoran runs up to Electrike and kicks it twice with its back legs. Almost half damage, wow! Is it just me or do I know I'm getting better? Eh, I ain't no bragger.
I'll still need a lot of practice if I have to save my parents from Team Eclipse.
"Use Tackle!" The blue guy shouted.
"Counter with Peck!" I commanded. Nidoran counters the tackle with its long horn.
"Now, use Double Kick one more time!" I yelled. One more of that, and he's already down.
"Did I win?" The trainer asked. What an idiot! You DO realize you saw your Pokémon faint, right? RIGHT?! Ok, let me calm down. I'm still pretty upset about my parents abduction.
"Let's just say you need some work." I replied calmly. See? We're cool here, right?
"Oh, well sorta... I lost..." The blue person continued. Yeah, you need some work. Train your Pokémon to get stronger, don't worry.
The next town is up ahead. The more we keep walking, the faster we'll get there. Look at that, I can see the next place just up ahead! We're definitely making some progress so far. I got a long way.
Oh no... another trainer came up to me. Looks like we got another test before we can make it there. This next trainer I encountered was a girl with brown hair and pretty clothing.
"My Pokémon are strong against Water and Flying types. Hope you don't plan on using either of those." She said.
"Thanks for the heads up." I said with a bored look on her face. She literally gave me a strategy: not to use a Water or Flying type.
Last battle on this route, let's go.
"Come on out, Mareep!" The female enthusiast yelled, sending out her first Pokémon. Not bad for a first I must say.
"Go, Charmander!" I shouted, sending out my Pokémon. Let's do this, my partner! Shoe everyone in Roria our true strength!
"Ember!" I commanded. Flame hit, decent damage. Oh yeah, I got this in the bag.
"Use Tackle!" The girl shouted.
"Smokescreen!" I yelled. Charmander shoots a cloud of smoke from its mouth as Mareep comes running towards him. Perfect. Charmander dodges the attack easily since Mareep couldn't see where the opponent was.
"Use Ember one more time!" I shouted. And so, another small flame and Mareep is down.
"Electrike, go!" The girl shouted, sending out her last Pokémon. Heh, time to switch things up a bit.
"Charmander, come back." I said. Charmander nods and stands next to me, not sitting on my shoulder this time.
"Froakie, go get em!" I shouted.
"Fro?!" My partner shouted in a scared tone.
"Trust me on this, okay? We can do this." I responded. Froakie gains his confidence and steps into the field.
"Use Bubble!" I yelled. Half damage from the attack! Yeah boy!
"Use Thunder Wave!" The brown hair female shouted.
"Dodge it, and then use Lick!" I commanded. Froakie dodges the incoming status attack I should say, and then proceeds to attack with his tongue.
"Now use Pound!" I screamed. That one attack from Froakie's glowing hand, and Electrike is down. Told ya I got this.
"I never said my Pokémon were invincible." The female said in a disappointed way. No, you never said anything like that. You just told me not to use a Water type, and I ignored you... kinda.
"Whatever..." I said with a shrug.
"Come on, Nifty! He next town awaits us!" Sonic shouted excitedly.
"Let's make our way there then." I said with a smirk. We make it up a few stairs, and a bunch of tall grass. Luckily, no wild Pokémon attacked us. And now, we made it to the next place in Roria: Silvent City.
This place looks pretty interesting, then again have I been anywhere else in Roria throughout my life.
I looked around, I saw a couple houses along with a Pokémon Center and the first gym. I smirked as I looked at the gym. This is it, where I'll get my first badge. Once I get much stronger, I will go get Team Eclipse and save my parents and Roria within!
Still... could my Team Valor dream come true?
Lots of time has passed, we healed our Pokémon and trained them a lot for this gym. All my Pokémon are level 15. That's pretty close to evolving, for all three of them! Sonic caught up with me as his Pokémon are also level 15. I wonder what his next Pokémon will be someday.
Yep, we got this. My partners are ready for this. I stood outside the gym, all my Pokémon standing beside me. Clearly, they were ready as well.
"Are you ready?" I asked them.
"Fro!" Froakie shouted in excitement. I have no idea what gym type this is, but I guess I'm about to find out.
"Char, char!" Charmander yelled as he ran over to me and lays on my shoulder again. Gosh dang it, he likes it there.
"Nido!" Nidoran shouted.
"Alright. To the gym!" I yelled with my fist in the air.
"Good luck, Nifty." Sonic said.
"I will do my best." I responded. And so, I entered the gym and my Pokémon followed me.
HOLY FREAKING CRAP, THIS GYM IS INSANE ON THE INSIDE! What do I mean? Well, let me tell you. It's a freaking club, on the first floor, I can see a lot of people dancing. There were colourful flashing lights everywhere, and where I am standing right now is some kind of pathway... to where the gym leader is.
Welp here goes nothing! I continued walking, ready for a challenge.
"Hey, slow down there eager McBidoof." A guy said. What the heck did you just call me? Anyway, I turned over to see a man with a black suit with some yellow and a top hat. He also had a yellow tie, along with glasses. He wore gray pants, and I believed this is the gym instructor here.
"What is it?" I asked, not too fond of his little joke.
"This must be your first Pokémon Gym visit." The gym instructor said.
"Yeah, it is." I replied.
"Let me just give you the lowdown real quickly." The guy said.
"Explain." I said, getting interested in this.
"Every Pokémon Gym focuses on a specific type of Pokémon in battle," The instructor explained, "I don't usually give away this kind of information, but this gym's specialty is Electric type Pokémon."
"And I was just facing Electric types earlier." I thought.
"Now, this gym is not only a test of a trainer's strength, but your dance moves as well." The instructor continued. Oh, dancing? This'll be a piece of cake! I did a lot of dancing in my sophomore and junior year of high school in end of school dances.
I got no girls though, so don't ask.
"You see those red squares up ahead?" The guy asked.
"Yes I do." I replied as I looked at them ahead of me.
"They are dance tiles. Stepping on them will turn green." The yellow dude said
"Okay, that's good to know." I complimented.
"Stepping on all of the red ones will open up the way ahead so you can move forward," The instructor explained, "But be careful. Stepping on a tile you've already turned green will reset the whole dance pad. Only after turning them all green will you be able to step on them again without them resetting."
"Alrighty then." I said as I placed my hands on my hips.
"You'll also need to fight a few of the gym's official trainers to get to the Gym Leader." The gym instructor added.
"I got this. Nothing my team and I can't handle." I bragged.
"Good luck. And if you have any questions, you can come back and talk to me." The instructor finished. Okay, now I'm ready. Let's do this thang!
I see a total of of red squares up ahead. This'll be my chance. But great! I encounter the first gym trainer. Okay, if that's how you want to do it.
"I'm gonna need to see some skills before I let you through. Let's battle!" The guy with a green mohock exclaimed.
"Okay then." I replied.
"Go Electrike!" The bouncer yelled, sending out his Pokémon. Yep, looks like Electric types are the theme alright.
"Charmander, let's do it!" I shouted.
"Char!" The fire lizard exclaimed, ready for this battle.
"Ember!" I commanded. Direct hit, nice! Fire is the perfect way to start with this.
"Use Tackle!" The green mohock dude shouted.
"Counter with Smokescreen!" I yelled. Luckily, Charmander shoots the smoke cloud at the right time before Electrike can attack.
"Use Ember one more time!" I exclaimed. And so, another flame that hit, and Electrike is down.
"Looks like you're okay to go through." The bouncer said. That was enough proof, I thank you for that, good sir.
I look ahead of me to see the squares.
"Let's see how my dancing goes through with this." I whispered. And so, I walk along the bottom three across, then the middle three, and then the top three. That was easy. The path opened up already. But before I can do the last bunch of these dancing squares, I encounter another bouncer, this time, with a red mohock.
"Can you move on the dance floor?" He shouted excitedly.
"I did a lot of dancing for a long time." I said.
"Let's see what moves you have in a battle first!" The guy exclaimed.
"Whatever you say, homie." I responded. Okay, maybe that was a bit too cliche...
"Go, Electrike!" The red mohock guy shouted. Another Electrike?! You guys need more variety...
"Nidoran, you got this!" I shouted. Looks like my signature Poison type is ready to do this. Of course he is. My Pokémon are starting to trust me.
"Double Kick!" I yelled. Nidoran kicks Electrike twice and it does okay damage.
"Use Thunder Wave!" The bouncer commanded. Electrike shoots out a ring if lightning, making Nidoran paralyzed. Oh no!
"Hang on there, Nidoran!" I exclaimed. Nidoran looks up to my opponent in a determined way. That's the spirit!
"Now, use Double Kick one more time!" I shouted. And so, Nidoran Luckily manages the move, and Electrike goes down.
"You're up, Mareep!" The guy yelled. See? This is what I mean. Thank you for having a different Pokémon at least.
"Nidoran, return." I said as I return my Nidoran to its ball.
"Go Froakie!" I shouted, and my first partner gets ready and poses. We're gonna finish this!
"Bubble!" I exclaimed. Not bad, it did half damage.
"Use Tackle!" The red guy shouted.
"Counter with Lick!" I commanded. And so, Froakie stops Mareep's attack with its tongue again.
"Now finish this with Quick Attack!" I screamed. Yes, the collision does a critical hit! That was lucky. I saw my opponent's Pokémon faint.
"Those were some interesting moves. I'll have to take note of them." The red mohock guy complimented.
"Thanks." I said. I like a guy who compliments my moves. I really do.
Welp, this time, there is a total of 12 squares. The bottom row has 2, the 2 middle ones have 4 rows, and the top has 2 again. How will I do this? It's easy if you think about it. I start off on the left square on the bottom row, and then I do this pattern:
Up, left, up, right, up, right, down, right, down, left, down. Easy. I walk over and see the Gym Leader, who is the DJ of this club. He had tan-ish hair, and some headphones as well. He has a black shirt with white sleeves, and also blue pants and gray shoes.
I walk over to him, ready obtain that badge.
"Hello. I'm Chad, the creator and leader of this fine establishment." The DJ greeted.
"Wazzup, dude!" I exclaimed.
"I see you have no badges yet. That makes this your first battle for a Gym Badge." Chad responded.
"Yep, this is my first time." I said.
"Don't expect me to go easy on you." Chad warned.
"I don't expect any easy crap." I said with a smirk on my face.
"My club has a reputation that I like to keep by making my badges difficult to earn," Chad explained, "Now get ready for the drop!"
"Challenge accepted!" I shouted. I heard someone run up to me, and I turned around to see Sonic.
"Phew... I'm here." He said, almost out of breath.
"Hey, Sonic. What's up?" I asked.
"I want to see how the battle goes. I had to fight those trainers before I got here, so I am pretty much ready for the Leader after you're done." Sonic replied. Wait, I fought those trainers a few minutes ago! How did they heal their Pokémon so fast?! Whatever, I guess I'll let it go for now.
"It's fine for you to watch. Wish me luck, aight?" I responded. Sonic nodded.
We make our way to a much bigger battlefield. Sonic sits on the bleachers with both his Chespin and Rockruff watching as well. I am on the field, on the other side of the Gym Leader. Over to my left, I see the same gym instructor from before.
"Now, the battle between the challenger, Nifty Weaka from Mitis Town, and Chad, the Gym Leader of Silvent City, will now begin!" The yellow guy explained, "Each trainer will use 2 Pokémon each, and the battle will be over when one side of a trainer's Pokémon are unable to continue! Only the challenger will be allowed to substitute Pokémon. Ready? BATTLE BEGIN!"
"Go, Shinx!" Chad shouted, sending out his first Pokémon. Not bad for a first. Let's see how things turn out here.
"Charmander, you're up!" I shouted, sending out my first Pokémon. I cannot use all 3 since that would be against the rules, so let's just see how things turn out from here.
"Good luck, Nifty! You can do this!" Sonic called out. I looked over to my friend and nodded.
"Start with Ember!" I exclaimed.
"Counter with Charge Beam!" Chad yelled. Shinx disintegrates the flame with its devastating beam. Woah! That's impressive!
"Oh my Arceus!" I screamed.
"I told you I'm not gonna go easy on you." Chad responded.
"And I see what you mean." I said.
"Enough talk. Shinx, use Tackle!" Chad yelled.
"Use Scratch!" I shouted. Both attacks make a collision, neither one of them getting hurt.
"Heh, this is gonna be over soon. Trust me." I said.
"Not if I have anything to do about it! Use Tackle again!" Chad commanded.
"Use Scratch one more time!" I yelled. And once again, the attacks make a collision.
"Now use Ember!" I exclaimed. Perfect timing. Shinx gets hit by the flame attack, due to it being distracted by the Scratch. Yeah, that's what I'm talking about!
"Oh! That smarts!" Chad complimented.
"I know my strategies." I replied.
"Let's see how you'll get through this! Use Charge!" Chad shouted. Shinx starts charging up, raising its Special Attack in the process.
"Ugh. Use Smokescreen..." I said bluntly. Charmander shoots out its smoke cloud right at Shinx, making the small electric tiger close its eyes and start coughing.
"Hang in there, Shinx!" Chad pleaded.
"Use Ember!" I exclaimed. Shinx couldn't see the attack coming, so it got hurt by it. This is my chance.
"Now finish this with Scratch!" I shouted. And so, Charmander finishes the turn with its sharp claws. Shinx lays on the floor with swirly eyes.
"Shinx is unable to battle! Charmander is the winner!" The referee shouted, pointing to my side of the field.
"YEAH! He did it! Now he just has to defeat one more!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Nice! Good start, Charmander! You did great." I complimented.
"Char, char!" Charmander said, excited that it won. Chad returns his Shinx to its ball.
"Better beware of my last Pokémon, Nifty. You won't see what's coming." Chad said.
"We'll see about that." I replied.
"Come on out, Pikachu!" Chad shouted, sending out his last Pokémon. Dang! He has one of the most popular Pokémon ever! I guess I better be careful here.
"Get ready, Charmander. We can do this." I said. Charmander pumps his fists. Yep, now we're determined.
"Ember!" I commanded.
"Charge Beam!" Chad shouted. Before the flame could hit, Pikachu blocks it with his move. Dang, it's not gonna be easy.
"Ugh... use Scratch!" I yelled. Charmander runs over to Pikachu with its sharp claws.
"Use Thunder Wave!" Chad shouted. And Pikachu shoots out the lightning ring, and Charmander ends up getting paralyzed. Oh boy...
"Hang in there, Charmander!" I exclaimed. My partner slowly gets up, but stumbles again due to the paralysis.
"You can't attack much if you're paralyzed." Chad explained. Dude, you think I don't know that?
"Duh." I said as I rolled my eyes.
"Now get ready for a huge drop. Quick Attack!" Chad commanded. And so, at lightning speed, Pikachu attacks Charmander with its body in such speed.
"Ember!" I shouted in a worried tone.
"Dodge!" Chad yelled. Pikachu dodges the flame.
"Now use Charge Beam!" Chad screamed. And that hit was enough to take him down. Charmander lays on the field, unconscious.
"Charmander is unable to battle! Pikachu is the winner!" The gym instructor said, pointing to Chad's side of the battlefield.
I walk up to Charmander, and it slowly wakes up.
"You did well." I said as I gently pet it.
"Char..." It says, feeling guilty that we lost this round.
"You tried at least. You did the best you can." I said softly. Charmander smiles as it hugs me. I hug it back, since I don't have another choice.
"We'll get it next time, okay? Now... get some rest." I responded lovingly. I returned Charmander to his ball to rest for a bit. Sonic looked a bit worried as well.
"I hope Nifty can do this." Sonic said to himself. I look at Chad, feeling pretty aggravated.
"Tough battle, I must say." I said with a smirk.
"Not lots of people expect what's coming from Pikachu here." Chad responded.
"I'm going to end it here today." I said. I grab another ball.
"Froakie! It's up to you!" I shouted, sending out my other Pokémon. Yes, I know what you're thinking. Why use a Water type in an Electric gym? Well, I have some faith in him.
"Good luck, Froakie. Believe in this, okay?" I asked him.
"Fro!" The frog exclaimed.
"Start off with Bubble!" I shouted. Finally, the move lands, but it doesn't do a lot of damage.
"Use Thunder Wave!" Chad yelled. And once that status move landed again, Froakie is paralyzed. Wow, just wow...
"Shake it off and use Pound!" I exclaimed. But it couldn't work as Froakie stood still and stumbles to get up.
"Get him with Charge Beam!" Chad shouted. Pikachu shoots its Beam, and Froakie gets hurt badly from it, shooting him high up into the air.
"Now use Quick Attack!" Chad continued. And Pikachu knocks Froakie back to the ground.
"Froakie! Are you okay?!" I screamed. Froakie just looks around, still struggling a bit.
"Hang in there..." I thought.
"FROOOOOOO!" The frog screamed. And then it started glowing. Everyone here looked at this in a surprised way. Could it be what I think it is?
After some time of glowing, Froakie begins to change. It grows a bit taller, and gets more frubbles on its neck. The bright blue glowing finally stops, and here comes the evolution of my first partner:
Frogadier.
Oh my Arceus, yes! I finally got an evolution! Sonic cheered from above.
"YES! Go Nifty! You can do it!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Alright! You evolved into a Frogadier!" I screamed. My newly evolved partner looks at me and gives me a thumbs up.
"Come on, Frogadier. We're gonna finish this battle." I said. Chad looked at me and smirked.
"Use Charge Beam!" He shouted.
"Counter it!" I yelled. I don't know what move, hopefully the frog will understand. And luckily, he counters the beam with a new move: Water Pulse.
"Perfect. Frogadier, use Lick!" I shouted. Luckily, with fast speed that is barely even readable, Frogadier attacks. Great hit!
"Grr... use Quick Attack!" Chad commanded. Pikachu started running around Frogadier with its attack, trying to distract him.
"Wait just a second..." I started. My Pokémon waits for a second as well. I wait for the right timing... THERE WE GO!
"Now you use Quick Attack!" I yelled. Frogadier attacks Pikachu with its devastating speed, sending the yellow mouse high up into the air! Yes! This is my chance!
"No! This can't be!" Chad shouted in shock.
"Now, Frogadier! FINISH THIS WITH WATER PULSE!" I screamed. And so, Frogadier shoots out a large water sphere right at Pikachu, making the opponent Pokémon go down. After some more smoke cleared up, Pikachu fainted as it lays on the ground defeated.
"Pikachu is unable to battle! Frogadier is the winner, which means the victory goes to Nifty Weaka, the challenger!" The referee exclaimed.
I... I won. I can't believe it! I actually freaking won!
"Yes! Good job, Frogadier!" I shouted as I ran up to my partner. One I come to him, I give him a high five. Chad returns Pikachu to his ball and smiles.
"You beat me fair and square. Maybe I should've played a different beat." He thought. Chad walks over to me with a smile on his face. I also send all of my Pokémon out so they can know of my first gym win.
"Nifty." Chad started.
"Ya?" I asked as I looked at him.
"Congratulations on your victory! It is my pleasure now to present to you your first Gym Badge." Chad replied. He then gave me a small badge in the form of two lightning strikes with a gray circle and a yellow dot inside.
"The Arc Badge is all yours." Chad said. He placed it in my hands as I looked at it in awe. Containing my excitement again, I hold the badge high up into the air.
"ALRIGHT! I just got the Arc Badge!" I screamed. My Pokémon cheer with me. I hear Chad chuckle a bit from that. I don't blame him. I grab my badge case and put the Arc Badge in it.
"I would also like for you to take this TM as a gift for your victory." Chad continued. And he gave me a yellow TM.
"What move does this contain?" I ask him.
"This TM contains the move Charge Beam," Chad replied, "TMs are an excellent way to make your Pokémon stronger. TMs contain battle moves the Pokémon are capable of learning."
"I know, I learned about it in school." I admitted. I had to say it, someone had to.
"In this case, TM57, or Charge Beam, is an Electric type move that has a special side effect that can boost your Pokémon's Special Attack." Chad explained.
"That is cool." I complimented.
"The Arc Badge allows you to use HM01 Cut outside of battle. It also allows you to trade for Pokémon up to level 20." Chad continued. I didn't get that HM yet, but whatever.
"Neat additions." I responded.
"Thank you for stopping by my club. That was a very entertaining battle." Chad thanked.
"No problem." I said. As I walk back to the exit, Sonic comes up to me.
"That was amazing, Nifty! I thought the battle was amazing!" Sonic exclaimed.
"It was a close call. If Frogadier didn't get the evolution, I might've lost." I confessed.
"Hey, at least you've done it! When we come back outside, I'm gonna get some food so we can discuss when I will do the gym battle." Sonic said.
"Sounds like a plan." I replied.
As we step outside, I see Jake running to us. Took you long enough...
"Oh, Hey Nifty! Hey Sonic!" Jake greeted.
"Hi Jake!" Sonic greeted.
"Sup." I said.
"Wow, Nifty, you have the Arc Badge now." Jake said in shock.
"Yep. We're gonna take a break before Sonic will battle next." I explained.
"I'm on my way to challenge the Gym right now." Jake said. No way, him too? I guess we'll have some double trouble here. We're all such a good group.
"I really hope my Pokémon are as strong as yours." Jake confessed.
"You got a long way, my friend." I said as I pat his shoulder.
"Maybe we can have another battle soon." Jake responded.
"We'll see." I said with a smirk.
"Anyways, check this out. This is the reason I was late getting here." Jake said.
"What's the reason?" I asked.
"It's called an RTD. I want you and Sonic to have these two." Jake replied. He gives Sonic and I some kind of transporting device.
"What does this do?" I asked with more confusion in my voice.
"RTD stands for Recreational Teleportation Device," Jake explained, "It allows you to teleport to some really neat places just for trainers like you, me and Sonic."
"That's so cool!" I exclaimed.
"For example, the Trade Resort or the Battle Colosseum," Jake continued, "The Trade Resort is where trainers can go to trade their Pokémon with other trainers. The Battle Colosseum is also a place where they can battle other trainers' Pokémon."
"This is awesome. Thanks, Jake!" I said. Sonic nods in agreement.
"It's really convenient having specific places to go when you're in the mood for trading and battling others." Jake responded.
"Anyways, it's time for me to get that badge!" Jake exclaimed.
"Go get em dude!" I cheered.
"See ya later, Nifty. Bye, Sonic." Jake said as he waved. He enters the gym, and we decide to do something else while we wait.
"Hey! You two!" A voice shouted. As we stepped down the stairs, we see another person. He had black hair and a gray sweater with black sleeves, along with gray pants and purple shoes.
"Um... yes?" I asked. Who is this guy? Why is he looking for us? What did we do wrong?
"I was checking around the city, with my strong Pokémon by my side." The guy bragged. Dude, did you just say they're strong for no reason? I'll believe it when I see it.
"Who are you?" Sonic asked.
"I'm Kevin. I'm just... you know, one of these strong trainers in this world." The guy boasted. I already do not like him. Sonic also looked annoyed, so even he agrees with me.
Suddenly, I see Sonic's Rockruff come out of its ball when it heard the conversation. It got happy when it saw this guy again, so Rockruff ran over and started panting.
"You!" Kevin snapped. He then kicks Rockruff roughly, making the poor dog lay on the floor, weakened. OH MY GOSH! That is a definite red flag! You do NOT kick another trainer's Pokémon like that, you idiot! That's Pokémon abuse!
"Rockruff!" Sonic shouted in a worried tone. Rockruff whimpers as it looks at Sonic. My friend began to get furious at him. Uh oh...
"Why did you do that?!" Sonic screamed.
"Why did I do that? That Rockruff is very weak when I first had it on my team. Weak Pokémon don't deserve to be with me." Kevin replied. What?! That Rockruff was originally owned by this guy? No wonder it was around Chesma Town!
"I released it after a few battles, which that dog has BARELY even won! I got a much better partner with me now." Kevin said.
"You... JERK!" Sonic yelled. He began to try to lunge at Kevin, but I held him back.
"Woah woah woah, take it easy! I understand that you're upset about this and I am too, but calm down!" I exclaimed as I pulled him back.
"I don't care! Let me at him!" Sonic commanded. No way in both heaven and hell, my friend.
"Perhaps you want at me? Fine. I challenge you to a battle." Kevin said.
"I'll do it! I'll show you how Rockruff can truly do in battle!" Sonic protested.
"Welp, time to do some watching again." I muttered under my breath.
"Come on, Sonic! Show that guy who's boss!" I cheered from aside. This Kevin guy isn't so very nice. Sonic better beat this guy in a battle.
"Go, Rockruff!" Sonic yelled, and the dog gets ready for the battle.
"Ha! Starting with that weak one? You disgust me." Kevin mocked.
"Don't get expectations high." Sonic warned.
"Whatever, idiot. Go, Litten!" Kevin shouted, sending out his first Pokémon. I look at my Pokédex, and it looks like Kevin has 2 Pokémon in his party right now. Litten is one of them, interesting.
Sonic's Pokémon are at level 15 while Kevin's is at level 14. This seems close, but Sonic has the advantage. In types and in general.
"Litten, use Fire Fang!" Kevin yelled. Litten runs to Rockruff, and opens its mouth with it become a bit fiery.
"Sand Attack!" Sonic exclaimed. Before Litten can attack, Rockruff shot sand right in Litten's eyes. The cat began to rub its eyes, trying to dust off the sand.
"Perfect! Now use Bite!" Sonic yelled. Rockruff bites Litten roughly, leaving an okay amount of damage. Dang, this guy's Pokémon is bulky.
"Don't get too excited. Litten, use Lick!" Kevin exclaimed. Litten began to run again.
"Sand Attack one more time!" Sonic shouted. Rockruff attempted to use that same status move, but Litten dodges as it runs.
"No way!" Sonic exclaimed. Litten licks Rockruff, leaving the dog paralyzed.
"ROCKRUFF!" Sonic screamed.
"I told you. That Pokémon is weak. Don't give your hopes up, you can find more." Kevin suggested.
"I will never do such a thing! Rockruff, can you keep going on?" Sonic proclaimed.
"R-Ruff..." Rockruff barked quietly. It seemed to be okay to keep going on. That's what's up!
"Okay, now use Tackle!" Sonic commanded. Rockruff runs right at the fire cat.
"Counter with Scratch!" Kevin shouted. Litten lands that one hit, but Rockruff jumps up into the air.
"Now use Rock Throw!" Sonic shouted. Rockruff sends out a bunch of small rocks, and throws them right at Litten. The smoke clears again, and Litten fainted. No big surprise. You can't deal with type effectiveness.
Kevin returns Litten to his ball. He did not look happy by this.
"You ridiculous guy. That was because you had the advantage." Kevin said.
"I think I'll keep on going against you." Sonic said with a smirk. Yeah, tell him, Sonic! Kevin pulls out a Great Ball this time.
"Put up or shut up." Kevin warned. Wow! That's a lot of smack talk right there. Come on, Sonic!
"Go, Frillish!" Kevin shouted, sending out his last Pokémon.
"Frill!" The Water/Ghost Pokémon shouted. It was blue, so it's a male. I checked my Pokédex again. What?! That Frillish is level 18! I thought it would be level 14 like Litten! Apparently this Kevin dude brags too much. No wonder...
Sonic looks at Rockruff, who was paralyzed.
"Return, Rockruff. I'll take you to the Pokémon Center after this battle." Sonic said. Rockruff barks and walks back to Sonic's side.
"Go Chespin!" Sonic yelled, sending out his other Pokémon. Luckily you have the advantage again.
"Okay, show this guy with Vine Whip!" Sonic commanded. Chespin brings out the two vines, and slaps Frillish with it.
"Good job!" Sonic complimented. But Frillish was still alright.
"Use Night Shade!" Kevin shouted. Frillish sends out a bunch of ominous purple wind, and throws it right at Chespin. It does a total of 18 damage since Frillish himself is level 18.
"Very good, now use Bite!" Sonic shouted. Chespin runs up and bites Frillish. Also super effective since Ghost types are weak to Dark.
"Use Bubble Beam!" Kevin exclaimed. Frillish shot a bunch of bubbles from its mouth at insane speed.
"Counter with Rollout!" Sonic yelled. Chespin curls up into a ball and begins to spin rapidly to get rid of the bubbles. Then, still spinning, Chespin rolls over to Frillish, making the water ghost take that damage. Not bad!
"Heh heh heh. Use Recover!" Kevin said with a smirk. Frillish then regains it's health back with its special healing move. Oh Arceus, no. That move is a real pain in the neck.
"Don't give up yet, Chespin. We have to do this!" Sonic exclaimed.
"Pin, Chespin!" The spiny nut Pokémon shouted.
"Alright then, let's do this!" Sonic yelled. Suddenly, Chespin begins to glow. Oh boy, another evolution! Chespin now gets a bit bigger and wider, and it grows 2 longer horns on its head.
Quilladin.
"Yay! You evolved!" Sonic cheered.
"Awesome job, Sonic! That's what's up!" I exclaimed. Kevin just scoffs.
"Please. Evolution ain't nothing when it comes to battles." Kevin said. Dude, my Froakie was the one who just previously evolved into Frogadier during the first gym battle. Ain't that enough proof?
"Let's show him, Quilladin. Use Vine Whip!" Sonic shouted. Quilladin sends out the same vines, this time much bigger, whips Frillish a couple times, doing more damage than before.
"Hah. Use Recover!" Kevin shouted. Frillish began to recover itself again.
"Oh no you don't! Use Rollout!" Sonic yelled. Quilladin shapes itself into a ball again and runs into Frillish, stopping its healing in the process.
"Use Night Shade!" Kevin screamed. Frillish begins to shape its wind again. It hits Quilladin, direct hit. After it landed on the floor, it struggled to get up.
"Come on, Quilladin! We can do it!" Sonic shouted. Luckily, Quilladin gets up in time.
"See ya. Now, Frillish! Use Bubble Beam!" Kevin yelled.
"Run over to Frillish, then use Bite!" Sonic exclaimed. As Frillish kept on shooting its beam, Quilladin avoided the attack with good speed.
"Impossible!" Kevin shouted. And now, Quilladin gets close to Frillish and bites it. Frillish falls to the floor, fainted.
"YEAH! Awesome job, Sonic!" I screamed. That's enough proof to show that Sonic is one of the greatest people I met. Kevin was beyond surprised right now.
"I can't believe I lost..." Kevin thought.
Sonic walked up to his newly evolved partner.
"Great job, Quilladin. You did great." Sonic said.
"Quill!" The Pokémon said happily, feeling good that its trainer is just fine. Sonic looks at Kevin, who scoffed.
"You were lucky this round." Kevin said.
"I didn't think so. Sonic takes care of his Pokémon with love, just like me." I said as I approached my friend. Kevin just scoffs and begins to walk away.
"Where are you going?" Sonic asked.
"The next time we meet, I will defeat you." Kevin replied, and then walks away without turning back.
"That was a great battle, Sonic." I said.
"Thanks, Nifty." Sonic responded with a fake smile. He looks at his Rockruff, who had a sad look on his face. I can understand why. After all, that idiot trainer hurt this poor little guy.
"Don't worry, Rockruff. I'll take you to the Pokémon Center and make you better." Sonic said softly. The dog was still paralyzed from that battle.
"Let's go. We got a long way ahead of us." I suggested. Sonic nods and we make our way to the Pokémon Center. I wonder... will there be any other people we'll meet? Yeah, I can tell it's definitely possible.
A/N: Yes! Third chapter is done! Looks like we got a new character on our list! Note that Kevin is supposed to be like Paul from the Diamond and Pearl anime, but with a little twist from me. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter! More coming soon! :D