Pokemon Black and White Rebirth,

Chapter 5.3 Thunderstruck.

Cheren was looking at his Pokedex. At the Pansear, and his water, and grass brethren. Panpour and Pansage. He growled at himself in frustration. Cheren adjusted his glasses while putting away his newly bought Poke Balls.

"How could I have been so stupid and listened to that guy? He clearly had no idea what was going on! If only I hadn't had my Poke Balls stolen I could have caught a few more Pokemon. Oh sure, just rush in, the Gym Leader's a cake walk. IDIOT! Now Snivy has to pay the price. Never again, will I act so stupid! I-" The new trainer scolded himself.

"Um sir?" A Nurse Joy asked while setting his Poke Ball down.

"WHAT?!" He yelled in mid-sentence. After looking at the rather creeped out face the nurse was making, Cheren looked down to find Snivy's Poke Ball. He took a deep breath and calmed down.

"I'm so, so sorry ma'am. Please forgive my rudeness." He muttered while bowing his head in shame.

"Your forgiven, just be sure to take better care of your Pokemon, and yourself, Or…I might have to put you in the hospital myself." The nurse threatened without any concern.

The boy's glasses went crooked; he took his Poke Ball and ran as fast as he could.

He stopped to look at the gym once more.

"I really need to do some training." He thought to himself. Cheren looked at his Pokedex.

"I'll need a well-balanced team. Like that other guy had. I'll want a Pidove, and I think a Rock type…now where can I get the Rock type?" He asked himself.

"Well kid, you could always trade with me. One Roggenrola right here." A large man with a dark beard stated. He looked to be a hiker with his brown dirt clothes and backpack. Cheren was caught off guard, not noticing him before. Was his eyesight that bad?

"What's the catch, what's in it for you? Nothing's free." Cheren muttered skeptically. The last time he was met with a stranger, he lost his five Poke Balls and was given false information.

"Well if you catch me a Munna, that's a Psychic type boy. Pay attention, I say pay attention when I'm talking to you boy! About as sharp as a bowling ball. Anyway if you go over ta their Dreamyard a ways from town, ya might be able to get it, and Roggenrola is yours; let's just hope he's likes ya. I'll be in town by the center, so just look for O'l Foggy. Good luck son." The old man laughed, his gut slightly jiggling, while walking away.

Cheren thought about this. It could be a wild goose chase. He'd ask around town to see if the info was correct.

"I'll need a Purloin, along with my own Pidove." He thought while walking.

Ash, Pikachu, and the other Pokemon on the team looked at the triplets. Would they come at them one at a time, or would it be a three on one battle? Bianca was making an uncomfortable dance move, while Iris and Axew were duking it out with the crazy maids and their many Lillipup, and Patrat.

"Now, challenger, could you please tell us your name, and who you'd like to face first?" Cilan requested.

"Also I must warn you, you can only switch out one Pokemon per match." Cress warned.

"Okay, so it's one at a time. That's fine…okay knees stop shaking, Iris is watching…sorta…in spirt, and Bianca, and her Pokemon are here too. Just breathe and have fun! Get pumped!" Ash thought to himself.

"I am so pumped!" Pikachu thought reading his trainer's mind.

"I'm Ash Ketchum, from Pallet Town of Kanto, and I choose-" Ash was about to declare when Bianca gave a girlish yell.

"WWWAAAIIIITTTTTT!" She cried, getting everyone to stop. Even Iris, Axew, and the maids stopped.

"I can't take it anymore. I had waaaayy too much soda and I really need to use the bathroom. Can you guys wait till I get back?" The rookie trainer begged.

"Oh sure, that's not a problem, right guys?" Ash asked everyone. His Pokemon, the Gym Leaders, and Iris with Axew nodded in agreement.

The blond then turned to the Dragon Trainer.

"Iris, can you take me?" Bianca asked.

Iris was about to question why a girl her age would need someone to take her to the bathroom like a five year old, but Bianca was making the cutest pout face, so in her mind it seemed almost cruel not to.

"Alright, come on Axew, Bianca." Iris said while holding her hand. She started to leave with the girl and the Pokemon.

"Hey, you can't just leave in the middle of a fight!" One maid yelled, angered by this.

"Oh don't worry; I'll punish you brats in a bit, so just sit tight, and DEAL WITH IT!" Iris yelled giving a glare with fire in her eyes. It actually made most of the maids drop their knives.

"Hey can you guys do something about those girls? Not the normal ones, but the crazy knife ones." Ash requested.

"Please." Purloin and Pikachu muttered.

The Gym Leaders then turned to their staff, who quickly hid the knives behind their backs. However, the cold, disappointing, and angry stares the triplets were giving them told the fan girls they were in trouble.

Soon Bianca and Iris with Axew, Pignite, and Lillipup came back. Ash now has his aura staff with him. Iris noticed that the maids she was punishing were nowhere to be seen. She was slightly disappointed, but as long as they weren't bothering anyone, she and Axew could now focus on their friend's battle.

"All good?" Chili asked, Bianca raptly shook her head.

"Okay, then I want to fight, Cress first." Ash said.

The blue haired cyclops stepped up to the plate. Her threw his Poke Ball and out came his Panpour. Pikachu's cheeks sparked.

"Let's go, Pikachu!" Ash said as the mouse ran to the battlefield.

"A wise, move on your part. Tell me is this your first time battling a Gym Leader?" Cress asked.

"No, I've fought like four regions of them?" Ash corrected.

"Huh, funny, you look like a fresh faced ten year old newbie." Cress admitted.

"WHY DO PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THAT!?" Ash thought to himself.

"Ash, the monkey went underground! Get your head in the game!" Pikachu yelled to his friend, snapping him out of it.

"Okay, stick your tail in the ground and wait till he pops up. Don't just look around randomly. Feel for him." Ash ordered.

Pikachu then jabbed his tail into the ground, planting himself in position and stood up. He could feel the earth beneath him. His ears twitched. Ash and Pikachu saw and heard Panpour crack out of the ground right behind him.

"Close Combat." Cress advised.

The blue water monkey dashed at Pikachu with a fist full of pain.

"Pikachu dodge and use Thunderbolt!" Ash commanded.

Pikachu pulled his tail out of the ground and swiftly dodged Panpour's attack. He then shot one of his own, the electricity beaming out of his cheeks.

"Rock Throw!" Cress yelled. Panpour quickly threw parts of the battlefield at the Thunderbolts, blocking Pikachu's attack with one rock whacking Pikachu on the head.

"Now Close Combat, Panpour!" Cress yelled.

"Pikachu, move!" Ash warned. However it was too late as Panpour went to town on Pikachu, with blows to the gut, tail, and his head, forcing the yellow Pokemon back into the ground, and a few feet away from Panpour. The monkey however activated Pikachu's Static fur giving off a paralyzing effect. Purloin could hardly look. Bianca, Axew, and Iris even had worried looks.

"You see, besting me won't be an easy task. I've made sure that Panpour can defeat the types he's weak to. I can see victory is beyond your grasp. It will always be beyond your grasp." Cress boasted.

"How do you know?!" Ash demanded an answer.

"My brothers and I are not just cooks and Gym Leaders, we are also Pokemon analyzers. We can give a look over at the Pokemon, and the trainer. I can see you and your Pikachu have a strong bond, but your history shows me only a sea of failures, with a mix of little meaningless puddle victories! In the long run Ash, you're a sorry excuse for a trainer, unworthy of licking my shoes!" Cress declared, hitting his foe pretty hard. Panpour gave off some silent laughs.

"Ouch!" Chili muttered, while filching a bit.

"Cress is always the harshest out of the three of us." Cilan spoke sadly.

"Ash, don't you dare let his petty insults get you!" Iris finally spoke, while Bianca had her Lillipup over her mouth.

"Your mean!" Axew cried out.

"Petty insults, call them whatever you wish my dear, I'm only stating the cold, hard truth. Now boy, do you wish to keep going, or will you do the smart thing and give up?" Cress asked while fixing his hair.

"SHUT THE HELL UP YOU POMPUS WINDBAG!" Pikachu roared, shooting out sparks.

"Pikachu, can you get up?" Ash asked. The mouse Pokemon responded by jumping up and getting back into his battle pose.

"I'm good!" He proclaimed. Seeing that Panpour was starting to look tired out, Purloin took a breath of relief.

"Now come on, pal. Let's prove this jackass wrong!" Pikachu said to his trainer.

"Okay Pikachu, pick up speed and use Volt Tackle." Ash said.

"Get him with Scold Panpour!" Cress ordered seeing that if that attack hit, it wouldn't be good. Panpour shot out a boiling hot stream of water. Pikachu was dodging it, but he could still feel the heat coming from the attack.

"Run around the field!" Ash said as Pikachu ran in circles. He kept going faster and faster, to where Tepig, Oshawott, Bianca's Lillipup, and Axew were starting to get dizzy. Soon he became a lightning bolt.

"Panpour Water Gun the whole field, make it so he can't touch you!" Cress ordered. Panpour then sprayed the whole field around himself while getting his tail wet.

Pikachu started to slip around the water. However, that gave both Kanto trainer and Pokemon an idea.

"Use all that extra charge in a Thunderbolt." Ash cried out.

"Rock Throw Panpour!" Cress yelled, however his Pokemon couldn't move!

"All that crap your trainer, said about mine! Well HE CAN SHOVE IT!" Pikachu yelled at the freaked out monkey.

Cress's eye went wide as his partner was blasted with a large volt of thunder. Panpour was down for the count.

"Round one is finished. The victor is the challenger." Cilan declared.

"So…what was that about victory being beyond me?" Ash asked, while picking up and hugging his wet best friend.

"I was referring to in the long term. However, you did beat me, so well done." Cress congratulated while returning his Panpour back to his Poke Ball.

Pikachu got off his trainer, and met with the other Pokemon. Purloin swiftly gave him a loving smooch on the lips, causing him to faint with hearts in his eyes.

"Hooray!" Bianca cheered with the rest of her Pokemon. She then looked at Iris, who had a large smile on her face.

"Why aren't you cheering?" She asked.

"It's only round one. When he wins all three, then I'll cheer." Iris stated, however Iris's heart was jumping for joy. Her partner won, not that she was worried.

Iris then noticed Bianca, and her Pignite drinking more soda.

"Really you guys?" Iris asked with disbelief as an anime sweat drop appeared on the back on her head.

Chili came next. He threw out his Pansear, who was punching the air.

"Aright, now things are getting spicy! Bring on the heat kid, or I'll really make you into your name!" Chili taunted.

"Alright, give me the bell coach, gimme the bell!" Oshawott thought.

"P-" Ash was about to yell when Oshawott jumped up onto the battlefield.

"Okay never mind, Oshawott it is." Ash mumbled, while Pidove looked slightly annoyed at the otter Pokemon.

"Seeing that last battle got me fired up! I'm not gonna be a dick like my bro over there and say you got no shot, cause it's anyone's game. The battle goes to the stronger Pokemon! Let's get cooking!" Chili yelled.

"Alright, Oshawott use Water Gun!" Ash ordered, and soon Oshawott turned into a mini fire hose, while aiming at the fire monkey.

"Use Flame Burst on the puddles!" Chili yelled. Pansear shot out his flame attacks on the water from the last fight, and it turned into steam. Oshawott couldn't see anything.

"Oshawott get out your Razor Shell, and stay calm." Ash said.

Oshawott did as he was told.

"Man you're weak sauce. Fight me like a man!" Oshawott demanded.

Pansear dug out of a hole to the side and used Brick Break on the otter Pokemon, whacking him away from his shell.

"Who's weak sauce now?!" Pansear taunted while shooting another Flame Burst onto Oshawott's tail.

"How come the other guy didn't talk?" Pidove asked while Oshawott was running around, trying to put out the fire on his tail.

"He's mute." Pansear stated.

"Oh…sorry." Pidove mumbled.

"It's fine, he's made peace with it." Pansear waved off Pidove's discomfort. Oshawott dipped his tail in a puddle, and laid out in relief.

"Oshawott get up!" Ash yelled.

Oshawott did get up, only to find his shell away from him. He ran to grab it, only to have Pansear whacking him around.

"Oshawott, Water Gun!" Ash yelled.

Oshawott blasted Pansear away, damaging him. The rookie starter quickly found his treasured shell and placed it on his chest with pride.

"Pansear Dig!" Chili ordered.

The monkey quickly dug underground once again.

"Oh no you don't, Oshawott, flood the Dig hole with Water Gun!" Ash yelled.

"Delighted!" Oshawott cried happily as he blasted a Water Gun at the tunnel. Everyone could hear something coming from the ground.

Pansear screamed as he dug his way back to the surface while a large burst of water came up and splashed on everyone.

"Now, Razor Shell!" Ash yelled.

Oshawott pulled out his shell and the blade slashed into Pansear.

"Brick Break!" Chili yelled in anger.

As Pansear was about to faint he whacked Oshawott on the head, bashing him into the ground.

"AHHGGHHRRGGHHH! Talk about water on the fire." Chili mumbled.

"Round Two goes to the challenger." Cilan declared.

Chili returned his Pansear, while Ash and Oshawott gave each other a high five.

"Nice work, ya grilled me." Chili complemented his opponent.

"Thanks, you guys were good too." Ash stated while his Water Pokemon pulled on his pant leg.

"Right, nice work man." Ash praised Oshawott.

"Yeah I know I'm awesome, but thanks!" Oshawott said while jumping up and down. Suddenly his body shot up as a stream of water cocooned his body, and he started blindly swarming around.

"Wow, Oshawott learned Aqua Jet." Ash said amazed.

"Neat." Pikachu and Purloin muttered.

"Um, I'm not an expert, but I think he's doing it wrong." Tepig observed.

"Huh?!" Everyone asked while looking to find Oshawott spinning out of control, while ramming into a wall. Bianca's Pignite shook his head after scraping him off the wall.

"Show off." The Fire Pig Pokemon joked.

"Don't worry, we got him." Iris said while holding the knocked out Oshawott by his tail.

"Thanks Iris." Ash said.

Cilan then stepped up to the battlefield. Purloin noticed he was giving her an unpleasant, fearful look. He quickly redid his bow tie, to remain calm.

"WWAAAIIITTTTT!" Bianca cried once again. She looked at Iris again, doing a familiar dance.

"Bathroom?" Ash asked. She nodded quickly.

"We can wait." Cilan offered, while throwing out his Pansage, who gave a kindly bow.

"Thank you." Bianca cried. Iris rolled her eyes as she took her to the bathroom.

"You really need to cut back on the soda, or I might put you in diapers." She warned.

"You wouldn't really do that, would you?" Bianca asked, thinking she was just joking. Iris gave no replay.

Purloin then looked at Ash.

"Maybe we should tell them about Team Plasma." The cat Pokemon offered.

The boy nodded his head.

"Hey Cilan, we need to talk." Ash stated.

End of chapter.