A/N: Hello everyone, I am back with chapter fourteen of this story. Here, Brendan goes through the desert then challenges his own father.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon
Brendan was thrilled to have defeated Flannery. He left the gym and got the Go - Googles from May. Using these, he headed back to Route 111. However, he switched out Spinda for Grovyle first. Entering, a sandstorm blinded Brendan. He wandered through the sand until he came across a Picnicker.
"I'm having a picnic in the desert. You can always find a trainer, so I enjoy battling too!" declared the Picnicker.
Picnicker Heidi would like to battle!
"Go Sandshrew!" cried Heidi, releasing her first Pokemon.
"Go Grovyle!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Heidi.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle hit all five times with Bullet Seed while Sandshrew hit with Bullet Seed, but didn't get the poison. Grovyle was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"I have do deal with that too." sighed Brendan.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Heidi.
"Use Absorb!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Absorb and Sandshrew fainted. Heidi recalled her Pokemon.
"Go Baltoy!" cried Heidi, releasing her other Pokemon.
Brendan recalled Grovyle.
"Go Mightyena!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
Mightyena's Intimidate cut the attack of Baltoy. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Psybeam!" ordered Heidi.
"Use Howl!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena started with Howl. Baltoy used Psybeam, but it didn't effect Mightyena. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Mud - Slap!" ordered Heidi.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena hit with Bite and Baltoy flinched. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Mud - Slap!" ordered Heidi.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena hit with Bite then Baltoy used Mud - Slap. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Rock Tomb!" ordered Heidi.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena hit with Bite then Baltoy used Rock Tomb lowering Mightyena's speed. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Rock Tomb!" ordered Heidi.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena hit with Bite then Baltoy used Rock Tomb lowering Mightyena's speed. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Self destruct!" ordered Heidi.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Thanks to the double speed drops, Baltoy went first and successfully used Self Destruct causing both Pokemon to faint.
"You're mean!" declared Heidi.
"You're the one who used Self Destruct!" exclaimed Brendan.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He used a Revive on Mightyena and a Potion as well. He then continued walking through the desert and met a Camper.
"Wearing these Go - Googles makes me feel like a superhero. Right now, nobody can beat me!" declared the Camper.
Camper Beau would like to battle!
"Go Baltoy!" cried Beau, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Mightyena!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
The Pokemon came out and Mightyena's Intimidate lowered Baltoy's Attack.
"Use Psybeam!" ordered Beau.
"Use Howl!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena used Howl and Baltoy used Psybeam which didn't effect Mightyena. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Mud - Slap!" ordered Beau.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena used Bite and Baltoy used Mud - Slap. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Mud - Slap!" ordered Beau.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena used Bite and Baltoy used Mud - Slap. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Self - Destruct!" ordered Beau.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena used Bite and Baltoy flinched. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Self - Destruct!" ordered Beau.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena used Bite and Baltoy fainted. Beau recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Sandshrew!" cried Beau, releasing his second Pokemon.
Brendan recalled Mightyena.
"Go Numel!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Beau.
"Use Magnitude!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sandshrew used Poison Sting, but Numel resisted it and Sandshrew didn't get the poison. Numel used Magnitude and hit with a Magnitude 4.
"Use Defense Curl!" ordered Beau.
"Use Magnitude!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sandshrew successfully used Defense Curl, but Numel hit with a Magnitude 7 and Sandshrew fainted. Beau recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Baltoy!" cried Beau, releasing his last Pokemon.
Brendan recalled Numel.
"Go Mightyena!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
The Pokemon and out and Mightyena's Intimidate lowered Baltoy's Attack.
"Use Self - Destruct!" ordered Beau.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena used Bite and Baltoy flinched. Mightyena was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Self- Destruct!" ordered Beau.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Mightyena used Bite, but didn't get the flinch allowing Baltoy to use Self - Destruct.
"Oh come on!" cried Brendan exasperated.
"I can't win on spirit alone." sighed Beau.
"Or if you use Self - Destruct." muttered Brendan.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He was forced to use another Revive on Mightyena. He kept wandering east until he came across another Camper.
"Oh hey! Those Go - Googles suit you!" declared Beau.
"Thanks." replied Brendan.
"But I think they would look better on me. Let's decided with a battle!" declared the Camper.
Camper Drew would like to battle!
"Go Sandshrew!" cried Drew, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Numel!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Sandshrew used Poison Sting, but Numel resisted it and Sandshrew didn't get the poison. Numel used Magnitude and hit with a Magnitude 10 which caused Sandshrew to faint.
"I couldn't see what was happening at my sides because of the Go - Googles." said Drew.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He began heading south and came across a Picnicker.
"I heard there are fossils to be found in the desert." noted the Picnicker.
The Picnicker looked around.
"Where could they be?" asked the Picnicker.
Picnicker Becky would like to battle!
"Go Sandshrew!" cried Becky, releasing her first Pokemon.
"Go Grovyle!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Becky.
"Use Bullet Seed!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Bullet Seed and managed to hit all five times. Sandshrew hit with Poison Sting, but didn't get the poison. Grovyle was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Becky.
"Use Absorb!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Absorb and Sandshrew fainted. Heidi recalled her Pokemon. Grovyle grew to level 23 and learned Screech. After some hard thinking, Brendan replaced Bullet Seed with Screech.
"Go Marill!" cried Becky, releasing her other Pokemon.
"I'll stick with Grovyle." said Brendan.
Both Pokemon where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Tail Whip!" ordered Becky.
"Use Screech!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Screech then Marill used Tail Whip. Both Pokemon where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Rollout!" ordered Becky.
"Use Fury Cutter!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Fury Cutter then Marill used Rollout. Both Pokemon where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Rollout!" ordered Becky.
"Use Fury Cutter!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Fury Cutter then Marill used Rollout. Both Pokemon where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Rollout!" ordered Becky.
"Use Fury Cutter!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Fury Cutter and Marill fainted.
"I came up short." sighed Becky.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He west and came across a Ruin Maniac.
"For thirty years I have searched for ancient ruins!" declared the Ruin maniac.
"That's cool." replied Brendan impressed.
"I am to be challenged?" asked Dusty.
"Sure." answered Brendan.
Ruin Maniac Dusty would like to battle!
"Go Sandslash!" cried Dusty, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Grovyle!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Dusty.
"Use Screech!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Screech then Sandslash hit with Poison Sting, but didn't get the poison. Grovyle was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Dusty.
"Use Absorb!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Absorb which was super effective. Sandslash hit with Poison Sting, but again didn't get the poison Grovyle was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Fury Swipes!" ordered Dusty.
"Use Absorb!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Absorb while Sandslash used Fury Swipes twice. Grovyle was buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Poison Sting!" ordered Dusty.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle hit with Quick Attack and Sandslash fainted.
"While I have searched for ruins, I have not searched for strong Pokemon." admitted Dusty.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He biked through the desert, but ran into a Picnicker and a Hiker.
"I shouldn't have come to a place like this for a Picnic!" declared the Picnicker.
"How though are you?" asked the Hiker.
"I've got four badges." answered Brendan.
The Hiker was clearly impressed, despite his attempt to hide it.
"We shall expose that secret!" declared the Hiker.
Picnicker Celina and Ruin Maniac Bryan would like to battle!
"Go Marill!" cried Celina, releasing her first Pokemon.
"Go Sandshrew!" cried Bryan, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Grovyle and Makuhita!" cried Brendan, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Use Bubble Beam on Makuhita!" ordered Celina.
"Use Poison Sting on Grovyle!" ordered Bryan.
"Use Screech and Focus Energy!" ordered Brendan.
All of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle went first and used Screech. Marill went next hit and with Bubble Beam getting the speed drop. Sandshrew went last and hit with the super effective poison sting, but didn't get the poison. Makuhita used Focus Energy. Grovyle, Makuhita and Marill where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Rollout on Makuhita!" ordered Celina.
"Use Poison Sting on Grovyle!" ordered Bryan.
"Use Absorb on Sandshrew and Vital Throw on Marill!" ordered Brendan.
All of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Absorb and got a critical hit which caused Sandshrew to faint then Marill hit with Rollout. Makuhita hit with Vital Throw and got a critical hit causing Marill to faint. Both opposing trainers recalled their Pokemon.
"Go Lombre!" cried Celina, releasing her other Pokemon.
"Go Sandslash!" cried Bryan, releasing his Pokemon.
Brendan recalled Makuhita.
"Go Seviper!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Nature Power on Seviper!" ordered Celina.
"Use Poison Sting on Grovyle!" ordered Bryan.
"Use Screech and Poison Tail on Sandslash!" ordered Brendan.
All of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Screech. Sandslash then hit with Poison Sting, but didn't get the poison. Seviper then hit with Poison Tail and Lombre fainted. Celina recalled her Pokemon. Grovyle and Seviper where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Poison Sting on Grovyle!" ordered Bryan.
"Use Absorb and Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Grovyle went first and hit with Absorb. Sandslash hit with Poison Sting, but didn't get the poison. Seviper hit with Bite, but Sandslash survived. Grovyle and Seviper where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Poison Sting on Grovyle!" ordered Bryan.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Brendan.
The Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle used Quick Attack and Sandslash fainted.
"Aww! I really shouldn't have come!" declared Celina.
"Your strength! It is shrouded in mystery!" declared Bryan.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He wandered through the desert until he found another Camper.
"I'll give you some of my sandwich if you lose." offered the camper.
Camper Branden would like to battle!
"Go Taillow!" cried Branden, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Mightyena!" cried Brendan, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Branden.
"Use Howl!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow hit with Wing Attack then Mightyena used Howl Both Pokemon where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Branden.
"Use Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow hit with Wing Attack then Mightyena hit with Bite. Both of the Pokemon where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Brendan.
"Bite!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Taillow hit with Quick Attack, but Mightyena hit with Bite and Taillow fainted. Branden recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Lombre!" cried Branden, releasing his other Pokemon.
Brendan recalled Mightyena.
"Go Seviper!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
Both Pokemon where buffeted by the sandstorm.
"Use Nature Power!" ordered Branden.
"Use Poison Tail!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Seviper hit with Poison Tail and Lombre fainted.
"I thought a sandwich would be enough of a bribe." sighed Branden.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He saw the other entrance to the desert and raced for it, but the sandstorm almost caused him to hit a Ruin maniac.
"I see it! The tower of sand! The sand tower they call a mirage is clearly visible!" declared the Ruin Maniac.
Brendan could see the crumbly looking tower.
"But it looks...so fragile. It could crumble away anytime. I want to go inside, but I can't get my courage up for it." moaned the Ruin Maniac.
"I'm going in." decided Brendan.
Brendan slipped inside Mirage Tower and began traversing it. He finally reached the top where he found two fossils. Brendan chose the Root Fossil taking which caused the tower to collapse. Luckily, Brendan escaped with an Escape Rope. Brendan then went down to Mauville and would take the Vanderturf Tunnel back to Rustboro. He went to Devon Corporation where he had the Root Fossil revived into a Lileep. He then returned to Jagged Pass to train. He got Linoone and Swellow to Level 26 with the same move set. He was getting Makuhita when he came across another Numel.
"Go Makuhita!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
Makuhita came down facing Numel.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Numel hit with Ember. Makuhita obeyed hit with Vital Throw.
"Use Vital Throw again!" ordered Brendan.
Numel used Magnitude and hit with Magnitude 6. Makuhita hit with Vital Throw and Numel fainted.
"Nice." said Brendan.
Makuhita began glowing and evolved into Hariyama. Brendan then got Hariyama to Level 26 then began leveling up Electrike. He was almost finished and came across a Machop.
"Go Electrike!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
Electrike came out and faced down Machop.
"Use Spark!" ordered Brendan.
Electrike obeyed and hit with Spark. Machop hit with Low Kick and was paralyzed by Static.
"Use Spark!" ordered Brendan.
Electrike obeyed and hit with Spark causing Machop to faint.
"That should be..." began Brendan.
On cue, Electrike evolved into Manectric. He raised Mightyena to Level 26 and skipped over Roar. He got Numel up to Level 26. He next got Spinda to Level 26 skipping Hypnosis at Level 23 due to its poor accuracy. He next got Seviper to Level 26 and replaced Lick with Glare. Finally, he worked on Lileep. It's Ability was Suction Cups and its Nature was Naive. It learned Ingrain at Level 22. Brendan healed and bought Revives in Lavaridge. Brendan then went to Petalburg and was ready to face his father.
"How's it going, Champion - bound Brendan?" asked the Gym Guide.
"Nervous." answered Brendan.
"The doors in this Gym open when you beat the awaiting trainer." revealed the Gym Guide.
Brendan raised an eyebrow.
"Whoops! The door in this room is already open, so don't attack me!" exclaimed the Gym Guide.
"I won't." replied Brendan reassuringly.
"The Trainers of Petalburg Gym use all kinds of items. The door at the left leads to the Speed Room. The door at the right leads to the Accuracy Room. The room's name will be on the door, so choose carefully." explained the Gym Guide.
Brendan looked at both doors.
"Once you've chosen the door...Well, hey, go for it!" concluded the Gym Guide.
Brendan looked at both doors and decided to enter the Speed Room first. A male Cool Trainer was waiting.
"The ability to attack before the opponent...Just that puts me at a great advantage, don't you agree?" asked the Cool Trainer.
Cool Trainer Randall would like to battle!
"Go Swellow!" cried Randall, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Electrike!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Randall.
"Use Spark!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Swellow used Wing Attack and hit. Electrike then hit with Spark.
"Use Wing Attack!" ordered Randall.
"Use Spark!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Swellow hit with Wing Attack. Electrike then hit with Spark and Swellow fainted.
"That was a magnificent battle!" declared Randall.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He left the Speed Room and went to the Accuracy Room. There a female Cool Trainer was waiting.
"This is the Accuracy Room. It's pretty nasty when ever move hits without fail." said the Cool Trainer.
Cool Trainer Mary would like to battle!
"Go Delcatty!" cried Mary, releasing her only Pokemon.
"Go Hariyama!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Shock Wave!" ordered Mary.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Delcatty hit with Shock Wave. Hariyama then hit with Vital Throw and Delcatty fainted.
"You were a cut above me." admitted Mary.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He returned to the Speed Room then entered the Confusion Room where a male Cool Trainer was waiting.
"This is the Confusion Room Let's see how well bonded you are with your Pokemon." said the Cool Trainer.
Cool Trainer Parker would like to battle!
"Go Spinda!" cried Parker, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Hariyama!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Teeter Dance!" ordered Parker.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Spinda used Teeter Dance and confused Hariyama. Hariyama broke through confusion and hit with Vital Throw causing Spinda to faint.
"I couldn't confuse your team enough. You share a strong bond together." said Parker.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He returned to the Accuracy Room and entered the Defense Room where a female Cool Trainer was waiting.
"The higher the defense, the more reckless I can be in attack." said the Cool Trainer.
Cool Trainer Alexia would like to battle!
"Go Wigglytuff!" cried Alexia, releasing her Pokemon.
"Go Hariyama!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Defense Curl!" ordered Alexia.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wigglytuff used Defense Curl then Hariyama used Vital Throw.
"Use Double - Edge!" ordered Alexia.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Wigglytuff hit with Double - Edge which did a good amount of damage to Hariyama. Hariyama hit with Vital Throw and Wigglytuff fainted.
"Our defenses weren't enough." sighed Alexia.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He returned to the Accuracy Room and this time entered the Recovery Room where a male Cool Trainer was waiting.
"Just when you think you're going to win, your opponent restores health. Can you imagine how awful that must feel?" asked the Cool Trainer.
"Been there." answered Brendan flatly.
"I'll show you exactly how awful it feels!" declared the Cool Trainer.
Cool Trainer George would like to battle!
"Go Slakoth!" cried George, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Hariyama, cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Slack Off!" ordered George.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Hariyama hit with Vital Throw and Slakoth fainted.
"I couldn't restore enough health. What attack power." cooed George.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. Brendan returned to the Defense Room and entered the Strength Room where a female Cool Trainer was waiting.
"Our gym leader told us to go all out and beat you. Even if you happen to be the Leader's kid!" revealed the Cool Trainer.
Cool Trainer Jody would like to battle!
"Go Zangoose!" cried Jody, releasing her Pokemon.
"Go Hariyama!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Swords Dance!" ordered Jody.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Hariyama hit with Vital Throw and Zangoose fainted. Hariyama grew to Level 27.
"But...I went all out!" cried Jody.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and continued. He entered the One - Hit KO Room where a male Cool Trainer was waiting.
"I'm going to take it easy on you because you're our leaders kid. I'll show you how horrible it is for a Pokemon to take a critical hit!" declared the Cool Trainer.
Cool Trainer Berke would like to battle!
"Go Vigoroth!" cried Berke, releasing his only Pokemon.
"Go Hariyama!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Slash!" ordered Berke.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Vigoroth hit with Slash and got a critical hit. However, Hariyama hung on and hit with Vital Throw which caused Vigoroth to faint.
"You're power...You're the real deal." said Berke impressed.
Brendan recalled his Pokemon and healed at the Pokemon Center. He then returned and entered the Leader's room.
"So, you did get four Gym Badges. Fine, as I promised, we will have a Pokemon battle." said Norman.
Norman chuckled a bit.
"Brendan, I am so happy I can have a real battle with my own child." revealed Norman.
"I feel the same." said Brendan.
"But, a battle is a battle!" declared Norman.
The tone of the Petalburg Gym Leader became decidedly more serious.
"I will do everything in my power as a Gym Leader to win. Brendan, you had better give it your best shot, too!
Leader Norman would like to battle!
"Go Spinda!" cried Norman, releasing his first Pokemon.
"Go Hariyama!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
"Use Teeter Dance!" ordered Norman.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Spinda used Teeter Dance and confused Spinda. Hariyama broke through confusion and hit with Vital Throw which caused Spinda to faint. Norman recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Vigoroth!" cried Norman, releasing his second Pokemon.
"I'll stick with Hariyama." said Brendan.
"Use Slash!" ordered Norman.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Vigoroth used Slash and hit. Hariyama then hit with Vital Throw and Vigoroth fainted.
"Go Linoone!" cried Norman, releasing his third Pokemon.
"I'll still stick with Hariyama." said Brendan.
"Use headbutt!" ordered Norman.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Linoone hit with Headbutt and Hariyama flinched.
"Use Belly Drum!" ordered Norman.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Linoone used Belly Drum successfully. However, Hariyama hit with Vital Throw and Linoone fainted. Hariyama grew to Level 28 as Norman recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Slaking!" cried Norman, releasing his last Pokemon.
"Here it is. Dad's strongest Pokemon." thought Brendan nervously.
"Use Facade!" ordered Norman.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Slaking hit with Facade and Hariyama fainted. Brendan was forced to recall his Pokemon.
"Go Grovyle!" cried Brendan, releasing his next Pokemon.
Brendan faced the powerful and bulky Pokemon he was up against.
"Use Screech!" ordered Brendan.
Slaking was loafing around. Grovyle obeyed then used Screech.
"Use Facade!" ordered Norman.
"Use Absorb!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Slaking hit with Facade, but Grovyle barely hung on. Grovyle used Absorb.
"Use Absorb again!" ordered Brendan.
Slaking was loafing around. Grovyle obeyed and used Absorb.
"Use Feint Attack!" ordered Norman.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Grovyle hit with Quick Attack. Slaking hit with Feint Attack and Grovyle fainted. Brendan recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Numel!" cried Brendan, releasing his third Pokemon.
Slaking was loafing around.
"Use Facade!" ordered Norman.
"Use Magnitude!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Slaking hit with Facade, but Numel hung on and used Magnitude hitting with a Magnitude 7. Slaking then used its Sitrus Berry.
Brendan used a Super potion to heal while Slaking was loafing around.
"Use Facade!" ordered Norman.
"Use Magnitude!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Slaking hit with Facade, but Numel hung on and used Magnitude hitting with a Magnitude 8.
"Use Magnitude!" ordered Brendan.
Brendan felt victory at hand, but his father used a Hyper Potion to heal Slaking. Numel used Magnitude and hit with a Magnitude 7.
"Use Facade!" ordered Norman.
"Use Magnitude!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Slaking hit with Facade and Numel fainted. Brendan recalled his Pokemon.
"I didn't bring Seviper or Electrike because I didn't want the status condition to boost Facade, but it might not matter. Slaking is so powerful he's mowing through my team." thought Brendan worried.
"Go Lileep!" cried Brendan, releasing his fourth Pokemon.
Slaking was loafing around.
"Use Ingrain!" ordered Brendan.
"Use Facade!" ordered Norman.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Slaking hit with Facade, but Lileep resisted it. Lileep then used Ingrain.
"Use Acid!" ordered Brendan.
Slaking was loafing around. Lileep then hit with Acid and got the defense drop.
"Use Facade!" ordered Norman.
"Use Acid!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Slaking hit with Facade and it did a lot of damage despite Lileep resisting it. Lileep then hit with Acid and got a health back from Ingrain. The Acid put Slaking below half health.
"Use Acid!" ordered Brendan.
Slaking was loafing around. Lileep then hit with Acid and regained health from Ingrain.
"Lileep won't survive even with Ingrain." muttered Brendan.
Knowing this, Brendan made a tough decision.
"Use Feint Attack!" ordered Norman.Brendan used a Revive on Hariyama while sacking off Lileep. Slaking hit with Feint Attack and Lileep fainted Brendan recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Swellow!" cried Brendan, releasing his fifth Pokemon.
Swellow came out of its Poke Ball.
"Let's see if we can get some chip damage." thought Brendan.
Slaking was loafing around.
"Use Quick Attack!" ordered Brendan.
"Use Feint Attack!" ordered Norman.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Swellow hit with Quick Attack not doing much damage at all though it did help push Slaking's health lower. Slaking hit with Feint Attack and Swellow fainted. Brendan recalled his Pokemon.
"Go Mightyena!" cried Brendan, releasing his sixth Pokemon.
Slaking was loafing around.
"I hate to do this, but I have no choice." thought Brendan.
"Use Facade!" ordered Norman.
Brendan used a Super Potion on Hariyama while sacking off Mightyena. Slaking with Facade and Mightyena fainted. Brendan recalled his Pokemon.
"I hope you forgive me." whispered Brendan.
Brendan felt his heart racing.
"Go Hariyama!" cried Brendan, releasing his Pokemon.
Hariyama came out facing the Slaking who fainted him earlier.
"It all comes down to surviving an attack." thought Brendan anxiously.
"Use facade!" ordered Norman.
"Use Vital Throw!" ordered Brendan.
Both of the Pokemon obeyed. Slaking hit with facade, but Hariyama survived just below half health. Hariyama hit with Vital Throw and got a critical hit causing Slaking to faint.
"We did it!" cried Brendan jubilantly.
"I...I can't believe it. Brendan...I lost to Brendan?" asked Norman amazed.
Both trainers recalled their Pokemon.
"But, rules are rules! Here, take this." said Norman.
Norman handed his son the Balance Badge.
"Thank you...dad." replied Brendan overwhelmed.
"With that badge, the defense of all your Pokemon will increase. Pokemon that know the HM move Surf will be able to use it outside of battle." explained Norman.
Norman pulled out a TM from his pocket.
"This is my gift to you. Brendan, I'm sure you can use it correctly." said Norman.
Norman handed his son the TM.
"This TM contains Facade. It doubles the power of a move if the Pokemon is poisoned, paralyzed or burned. It might able to turn a bad situation into an advantage." said Norman.
"I'll treasure it dad." said Brendan.
Brendan put the badge and TM safely away.
"As a Gym Leader, I can't express how upset I am...But, as a father, it makes me both happy and sad." said Norman.
"I won't let you down." promised Brendan.
A/N: That is where we'll end things for now. Brendan defeated his father and man I hate Norman's Slaking. It always destroyed by team. His Linoone was also a pest too. The way Brendan had to revive Hariyama and use a Super potion is based on my experience. Next time, Brendan continues to his next destination. Please review.