Chapter 39

After freshing up at the Onsen Resort, our heroines make their way back to Aqua City to face the gym's leader, Harold. A radical surfer dude who also doubles as a surfing instructor. Did I forget to mention that part? Yeah, the guy work as a surfing instructor as well as a gym leader. Most of the gym leaders in the New Found Region have secondary jobs. Moving on.

Blake check the map on her megadex and the gym just so happens to be right by the beach. However, they are taken by surprise by the look of the place.

"This is it?" Weiss asked out of disbelief.

Blake double checks her megadex. "According to the map, this is it."

The place they are standing in front of looks like a surfboard shop. A large surfboard shop.

"Kinda weird place for a gym." Ruby looks at the building.

Yang shrugs. "Eh. I like it. Plus I think it fits the guy perfectly."

"Just hope he is available." Weiss says while being cross-armed.

"Yo! You gals totally made it!" The girls turn their attention away and see Harold coming out at the front door. "So...who are you dudettes again?"

Team RWBY are annoyed by the fact that Harold completely forgot about them.

Harold just laughs. "Chill out! I was only just joking! Come on in. The gym is in the back."

Everyone went inside and pass by the many kinds of surfboards while Harold explains his story.

"You see, I love surfing. Because it is not only righteous, but I like to think of it as a way for me to connect with nature. By surfing through the tubular tube waves, I feel...enlighten. I get to see all kinds of colors and the whole thing was trippy! Like I was being caressed by some celestial force of awesomeness! How many badges do you have?"

"Two." Ruby answered.

"Alrighty then. I'll tell the ref."

They make their way out to the back and they see the battle arena. It is a beach side battle arena with small sand mounds, shallows, and some deep holes. The challenger gets to stand on a sturdy wooden platform on the beach. The gym leader stands on another wooden platform near the sea. And there is another wooden platform for the referee.

Harold swam towards his platform as the referee just use a boat to get towards hers. Yes, the referee is a woman so shut up.

"Today we have Harold, the Gym Leader versus Ruby Rose, the challenger. Each trainer will use two pokemon each. No time limit. Let the battle begin!"

Harold pulls out his lure ball. "Alrighty, dude! Come on out!" He throws it and it is an Aguade.

Ruby's megadex: "Auguade. The hatchling pokemon. Aguade's face and hands are armored with rock-hard salt. It uses its fists like hammers to break open nuts and its head to block incoming attacks."

"I see." Ruby then puts her megadex. "Not to mention a complete and total cutey!"

Weiss also fawns over Aguade and admits how cute it is.

Blake holds a small RWBY flag in her hand while going, "Go, Ruby!"

Yang gives Ruby the thumbs up. "Break a leg, sis!"

Ruby then throws her great ball. "Go, Thunder Gek!" The pokeball opens and pops out a Telsion.

For those who don't know: "Telsion. The spark tongue pokemon and the evolve form of Slatic. Telsion's lightning fast tongue carries an impressive electric current that cooks small bugs alive and can stun even the heftiest of opponents." Plus it is a pure electric-type pokemon that looks like a chameleon and it is also a male.

"BEGIN!"

"Thunder Gek, use thunder shock!" Ruby ordered. Thunder Gek charges its body up with electricity then fires at Aguade.

"Use dig, little dude!" Harold ordered. Aguade dug through one of the sand mounds and the electrical shock misses.

"Uh-oh!" Ruby went. She should have seen that coming since her megadex is equipped with a Strategy Memo which will allow her to see the opposing pokemon's move.

Aguade pops up from the shallows and hits Thunder Gek from the right. It is super-effective!

"Quick, use spark!" Thunder Gek's body started to give off an electrical light blue aura and body slams Auguade.

"Use low sweep!" Aguade kicks Thunder Gek with her left leg right into Gek's right leg.

"Use shadow sneak!" Thunder Gek unleashes his shadow of himself and uppercuts Aguade.

"A ghost-type move?! That was totally unexpected!" Harold is impress by Thunder Gek's attack. "You are totally righteous!"

Ruby smiles, "You haven't seen nothin' yet! Use camouflage!" Thunder Gek swims into the water holes and vanishes.

"Go look for him!" Aguade goes into the hole to find Thunder Gek.

After a few seconds, Ruby shouts, "Use spark!" A light blue light shines from one of the holes along with a column of water. Bursting out of the column is Thunder Gek using spark with the injured Aguade above him.

"Nice move, dudette! Now use dig!" But Aguade is unable to. Yellow sparks are surrounding Aguade's body. "What the-?" Harold went, as he then realizes that it was caused by Thunder Gek's ability: Static.

"Now use thunder shock!" Thunder Gek unleashes bolts of lighting at the paralyzed Aguade and did a critical hit. Aguade fainted right into the shallow water while having smoke emitting from its body.

"Aguade is unable to battle! The winner is Telsion!"

"Wa-hoo!" Ruby jumped high in the air in celebration of her first victory.

Harold calls back his Aguade. "Not bad, little dudette." he congratulate on Ruby's first match. "But now you get to face my ultimate pokemon...for those who have three badges or less." Harold pulls out a net ball and throws it. "Come on out, Parasea." A pokemon that looks similar to a Lapras but has a tree growing on its back rather than having a lilac colored shell appears on the field.

Ruby pulls up her megadex again. "Parasea. The paradise pokemon. In the old days, Parasea was used as a ferry service by the people of Rikoto and their Pokemon."

"That is an interesting pokemon." Blake says as she looks at the Parasea.

"But it is a cutey!" Weiss fawns over the pokemon with little hearts over her.

"Kinda reminds me of a desert island." Yang says after getting a good look at the pokemon. "Like I said, there is a pokemon for everything. Even garbage, desert islands, keys, and hopefully motorcycles. That would be awesome."

"Are you ready, Thunder Gek?" Thunder Gek is a little bruised up, but wants to keep on fighting. Thunder Gek nodded at Ruby then face its new opponent. "Alright, let's go!"

"BEGIN!"

"Thunder Gek, use spark!" Thunder Gek's body becomes enveloped in a sparkling light blue aura and charges at Parasea.

"Use mega drain, little dude!" Parasea's tree glows green and fires at the already weaken Thunder Gek. After getting hit, multiple green orbs are unleashed into the air on the fainted Telsion and flew right into Parasea's tree and gain some health.

"Telsion is unable to battle! The winner is Parasea!"

Ruby return Thunder Gek into his pokeball and calls out her next pokemon. "Alright!" Ruby throws her pokeball. "Go, Basil!" Popping out of the pokeball is an Ornitherb.

For those at home: "Ornitherb. The scrounging pokemon and the evolve form of Bazilisk. Ornitherb work together to steal eggs from other Pokémon's nests. A few will distract the parents while others make off with their target." It kinda looks like a leafy dinosaur with white fur around the neck.

"An Ornitherb, huh?" Harold is a little impressed. "Looks like some dudette came prepared. But I wonder..."

"BEGIN!"

"Parasea, use energy ball!" Parasea opens its mouth as a large green orb starts to form and fires at Basil. However, dodges very fast thanks to the sunlight in the high noon. "I was afraid of that. That pokemon's ability is chlorophyll. The ability that let the nardicul pokemon's speed when under tubular sunlight. Guess it is time for my ultimate move." Harold starts to grin. "Now use surf!"

A large tidal wave starts to appear behind Parasea as it comes in to drown Basil.

"I thought so." Ruby says. This time, she did check the strategy memo to see its moves. "Use ancient power to float on the waves!" Basil's body glows white that creates a see through after-image of itself that later turns into a silver ball with a green core. He hurls it at the wave and follows it.

What happens next is that Basil uses it as a life-preserver or life-raft and rides the wave until it came crashing down. Washing away the sand mounds into nothing. Harold is very impress the way Ruby uses Basil's ancient power like that.

"Use beat-up!" Basil then follows up with six punches towards the face. "Now use leaf blade!" Basil's crescent head starts to glow green and get bigger and strikes down Parasea's back. Basil did some major damage to Parasea. "Now for the finishing blow! Pluck!" Basil's snout glows white and pecks Parasea, doing major damage. Parasea has fainted.

"Parasea is unable to battle! The winner is, Ruby Rose the challenger!"

"WAY TO GO SIS!" Yang jumped and cheered.

"Good job, Ruby!" Blake cheers with the small RWBY flag.

Weiss just claps for Ruby's victory.

After the battle, Harold then presents Ruby's prizes.

"I have to admit, you were merciless at the end. Not to mention that using ancient power as a flotation device is totally unexpected. Anyways little dudette, not only you get prize money, you also get the Drop Badge and an HM that contains surf. Congrats!" Harold hands over the prizes as Ruby holds up her Drop badge that looks a little similar to the Cerulean Gym Cascade Badge but it is a little darker.

Next stop, the Blaze City Gym for Yang...after a quick trip to the hot springs! See you guys next time.

AN: Hey guys. Just to let you guys know I have a cold so I'm gonna but this on hold until I get better. Make sure you leave a review. Hope to get well soon.