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Nacrene Gym Part 1
When the companions got to Nacrene City they went to the Pokemon Center for directions to the city's gym.
Cilan walked up to the counter "Excuse me, Nurse Joy, could you tell us were the Nacrene City Gym is?"
"Yes, go to the Nacrene City Museum and ask the Museum Director. The museum is a couple of blocks north of the Pokemon Center" Nurse Joy told him.
Cilan told her thank you, then walked over to the others and told them were they had to go. It took them only fifteen minutes to get there. When they walked in a tall black woman with long black curly hair greeted them.
"May I help you folks?" she asked them before she noticed Peach. "Wow. What kind of Pokemon is that?" she asked pointing at Peach.
"I'm not a Pokemon. I'm a robotic digital pet created by Professor Utonium" Peach told her.
"Oh, wow. You can talk" She replied.
"Miss, can we ask you a question?" Miyako asked her.
The lady looked at her "Yes, what do you want to know?"
"We were wondering if you could take us to the Director of the Museum?" Miyako asked.
"No need to do that. I'm the Museum Director, my name is Lenora," she told them.
"Oh, that's great. Then could you tell us were the Nacrene City Gym is?" Iris asked.
"Why do you want to know that?" Lenora asked her.
"Well, these three girls and him want to challenge it to get their second gym badge" Iris told her pointing at Ash, Kaoru, Miyako, and Momoko.
Lenora looked at them for a very long time "I'll tell you, but only if you allow me to take a picture of your dog and hang it in the museum."
"That sounds like a very reasonable request" Cilan said.
The girls looked at each other, then at Peach. When they looked back at Lenora they said that it was okay with them.
"Alright, first let me show you to the gym" Lenora said leading the group to the back of the museum. After they got to the back they found themselves in a library. Lenora walked over to one of the bookshelves and pulled on one of the books. The bookshelf moved aside revealing a hallway. Lenora walked down the hallway followed by the companions. When they finally left the hallway they found themselves in a large room with a battlefield in the middle of it.
"Okay, we're in the gym. Where's the gym leader?" Kaoru asked.
Lenora turned around "You're looking at her."
Ash and Momoko looked shocked, Iris, Cilan, and Miyako laughed, and Kaoru just shrugged.
"Okay, here are the rules for battling in my gym. We'll both use only two Pokemon. The challenger can switch out their Pokemon at anytime. The one with a Pokemon still conscious is the victor," she told them. "So who's going to challenge me first?"
"Lenora, if you don't mind, may I be the judge" Cilan asked her.
She just gave him a nod.
Ash stepped forward "I'll challenge you first."
"Alright, you can chose your Pokemon first" she told him as they walked onto the battlefield.
"Come out Sandile" Ash said releasing his Pokemon.
"A Sandile, very interesting. Come out Herdier" Lenora replied.
What came out of her pokeball looked like a terrier with a black body and a brown head and legs. Ash pulled his Pokedex out "Herdier the loyal dog Pokemon. It loyally follows its Trainer's orders. For ages, they have helped Trainers raise Pokemon. It has black, cape-like fur that is very hard and decreases the amount of damage its receives."
Ash thought for a moment then said "Sandile use bite."
"Herdier use roar" Lenora countered.
Sandile ran at Herdier with its mouth open. Herdier barked so loudly that Sandile was sent back into his pokeball, but Pidove was brought out instead.
"What just happened?" Momoko asked.
"It was the move roar. It forces your opponent's Pokemon to switch with a different one you have" Iris told her.
"Pidove use gust" Ash said.
"Herdier use take down" Lenora countered.
As Pidove got close to Herdier, Herdier charged Pidove with all of its might. Pidove was not able to get out of the way and was knocked into the wall of the gym unconscious.
Ash returned Pidove to her pokeball. Then brought Sandile back out "Sandile use dig"
"Nice move Ash. Herdier be careful" Lenora commented.
"Thanks, now Sandile use thunder fang" Ash replied.
Sandile came out of the ground directly beneath Herdier. He clamped down on Herdier so hard that the flash from thunder fang blinded everyone. When they were all able to see again, they saw that Herdier was unconscious.
"You did a great job Herdier. Now come out Watchog" Lenora said switching Pokemon.
The Pokemon that Lenora brought out looked like a very tall prairie dog that had a brick red body and tail, with yellow stripes on its tail and body, a white tipped tail, and eyes that made it look insane. Kaoru used her Pokedex "Watchog the lookout Pokemon. They make the patterns on their bodies shine in order to threaten predators. Keen eyesight lets them see in the dark. When they see an enemy, their tails stand high, and they spit the seeds of berries stored in their check pouches."
"Sandile use dig again" Ash said.
"Okay, Watchog be careful. Sandile could come from anywhere" Lenora replied.
"Sandile use bite and take out Watchog" Ash yelled.
"Watchog dodge and use hypnosis," Lenora countered.
Sandile came out of the ground behind Watchog. Watchog sidestepped Sandile's attack and stared directly into Sandile's eyes while the stripes on its body flashed in a hypnotic pattern. Sandile's eyelids started to close.
"Watchog use crunch and toss Sandile to the other side of the field" Lenora said.
Watchog bit Sandile's tail, then spun around and released Sandile. Sandile slammed into the ground with enough force to knock it unconscious.
"Sandile is unable to battle. The winner is Watchog" Cilan announced.
Ash returned Sandile to his pokeball. He then walked off the field.
"Ash that was a good battle. Come back again anytime to try again" Lenora told him.
"I will. I just need to train a bit more to be ready," he said with a smile.
"Okay, who wants to challenge me next?" she asked.
"I think I will" Kaoru told her. "But don't you need to go heal your Pokemon first."
"No, I'm prepared to do three challenges before I need to go to the Pokemon Center" she told her.
"Well then I'm definitely ready for this" Kaoru said with confidence.
"Come out Snivy" she said when she got onto the field.
"Well, I think I'll use a Herdier again" Lenora said.
"Snivy use tackle" Kaoru said.
"Herdier use roar" Lenora yelled.
When Snivy tried to attack Herdier, Herdier barked sending Snivy back into her pokeball and bringing out Ponyta.
Kaoru smiled "Exactly as I planned. Ponyta use hypnosis."
Ponyta started to sway back and forth letting its flames dance hypnotically. Herdier was not able to look away from Ponyta. Its eyes started to close from drowsiness. Lenora looked on and smiled.
"Now Ponyta make a full lap of the field running as fast as you can then use flame wheel" Kaoru said still smiling.
Ponyta did as Kaoru told her and leap into the air at the end of the run somersaulting while being engulfed in flames. Ponyta hit Herdier with such force that they were both engulfed in smoke. When the smoke cleared Ponyta was standing next to the unconscious Herdier.
"Well that was a very exciting tactic. Now lets see how you do against a Watchog" Lenora said switching Pokemon.
"Return Ponyta and Come back out Snivy" Kaoru replied.
"So we both are starting with fresh Pokemon. Watchog use hypnosis" Lenora said.
"Snivy close your eyes and use leaf tornado to cover the entire field," Kaoru countered.
As Watchog used hypnosis, Snivy closed her eyes tight. She then summoned so many leaves around her that it looked like someone had just taken off the top of a very large tree. She then had the leaves start to swirl around her spreading across the entire field.
"Very impressive, but it will take more than that to beat Watchog" Lenora said with confidence.
All Kaoru did was smile wider "Snivy keep the leaf tornado going and extend you vines until they connect with Watchog. Then do the same thing you did against Pidove."
Snivy did as she was told. When one of her vines finally touched Watchog, she wrapped him up from his neck to his feet. Snivy then lifted Watchog off the ground and slammed him into the ground behind her. When Snivy let go of Watchog he was unconscious.
"Watchog is unable to battle. The winner is Snivy" Cilan said smiling at Kaoru.
"You have a very unique battling style" Lenora said returning Watchog to his pokeball. "Well I'll give you the gym badge as your reward" she told her as she pulled the badge out of her pocket and handed it to her.
Kaoru told her thank you while looking at the badge. It was strait and colored purple. It had two squares at the top and one at the bottom. "Lenora what is this badge called?" she asked her.
"It's known as the Basic Badge" Lenora told her. "I wonder which of your friends will challenge me next?"