Ash and the gang were absolutely stunned when they saw this humongous guy. Ash bet if he flicked them, it could possibly break a bone. Not to mention that this guy was very muscular.
"Uh...I'd like to battle the gym leader!" said Ash as he got his thoughts together.
"That'd be me, baby!" said Lieutenant Surge, the giant and unrealistically large man. At least unrealistic compared to the average and expected size of a man.
Ash gulped when he saw his challenger and said, "Right! I, Ash, will be your opponent!"
Lt. Surge laughed and said, "Aww, does baby wanna battle the American Lightning?"
"American...?" said Ash with confusion. "Why do you live here then?"
"Hey! I'm from Lincoln, Nebraska, so knock it off!" said Lt. Surge. "A one-on-one battle, alright?"
"Yeah!" said Ash as took out Bulbasaur's Pokeball. "Go, Bulbasaur!"
"I select Raichu!" said Lt. Surge as he threw out his evolved form of Pikachu. He saw who his opponent was going to be and said, "So, you decided to choose a Pokemon that resists electric moves. I've beaten several grass Pokemon here and yours won't be any different!"
Ash didn't like the way this man spoke and Ash said, "Bulbasaur, use your sleep powder!"
"Pssssh. Show this baby a thunderbolt!" commanded Lt. Surge. The teal powder that Bulbasaur released was sent over to Raichu, but Raichu was able to release a thunderbolt that Zeus himself could've sent. It zapped Bulbasaur into oblivion and caused him to disappear and turn into molecules...Just kidding. It did cause Bulbasaur to faint and he groaned his name before his eyes turned to swirls, signifying his defeat.
"Are you kidding?!" shouted Ash in utter anger. "That was complete garbage, you meanie!"
"Heh, don't blame me just because your Pokemon is weak," said Lt. Surge. "Baby. Come back when you actually wanna battle for real." He then started running towards them and the gang was scared and left the gym. Lt. Surge wasn't really going to chase them, but he was scaring them so they would leave the gym.
They returned to the Pokemon Center and Ash healed his Bulbasaur. Man, did he feel so embarrassed right now.
"I can be Dugtrio..." said a singsong voice. It was Mew inside of his backpack.
Ash thought for a second. Would that be considered cheating or...?
"Okay," said Ash. "You can be Dugtrio. But how are you going to call yourself into battle."
Mew whispered something telepathically to Ash and he nodded. "Okay, that sounds like a plan!" They then headed back to the gym where they would have a second round. Ash couldn't wait for this battle to unfold and see the look on Lt. Surge's face when he was beaten badly.
If any reader here is from Lincoln, Nebraska, it is extremely coincidental and not intended. I just randomly selected a state and its capital. (: