Author's Notes:

I know a lot didn't happen in the last chapter, that's because I was originally going to make this chapter part of the last one. It ran way too long so I'm separating them.

Bill's Battle Club

Gary watched as his little sister stood on the opposite side of the sand pit as her opponent. Silently, he wondered who would win between the two of them. He had never seen Brian battle, but Amy did say that he was a good trainer.

Beside Gary, a brown haired boy smirked and said, "Well, that's interesting." Gary turned to look at the boy. He looked to be about seventeen or eighteen. He had brown hair and matching eyes. His face had scratches on it and his clothes had little rips in various places. His eyes looked tired, but interested in the proceedings.

"What happened to you?" Gary asked. The boy turned to Gary in surprise, "Nothing, just been out training for the past few days a couple of miles from here." His voice sounded weary from tiredness.

"Training for this place?" Gary asked.

"No, for the local Gym around here."

Gary raised his eyebrows, "No shit? I'm challenging the Gym too. Me, my little sister, and her friend are doing a triple battle on the thirteenth."

The boy looked over at Gary, surprised, "They let you do that? A full-on triple battle with three different trainers?"

Gary nodded, "Yeah, uh- there's supposed to be multiple Gym leaders too, I think."

"Oh," the boy said, "I think I heard about that."

The boy then turned to the battle, and watched as Amy's Poliwag used Bubblebeam on Bran's Sandslash. He then turned back to Gary and asked, "Just out of curiosity, how are you guys practicing for that battle? What do you use as opposition?"

Gary gestured to the battle at hand, "We're battling it out at this place. Getting our Pokémon's levels up."

The boy shook his head and said, "No, I mean, how are you practicing your triple battle techniques? You know, getting all of your Pokémon to work as a team? Cause, I heard the Gym Leaders are all sisters. That mean's their Pokémon all probably know how to fight with each other inside and out. That means in a triple battle,-"

"They have the advantage!" Gary finished the sentence, "Holy shit, why didn't I think of that?"

The boy shrugged and said, "I'm not going to tell you how to raise your Pokémon, but if it were me then I'd focus on getting all of my Pokémon to work with theirs instead of doing separate one on ones. Ouch, that Sandslash's dig looked painful!"

Gary thought about what the boy just said. He was completely right. Gary shouldn't be doing one on ones, he should be preparing to fight multiple opponents!

"Oh, it looks like number thirty is down to one last Pokémon," Johnny said, "Seems like thirty-one has this one in the bag!"

Brian's Sandshrew had already taken out two of Amy's Pokémon, but it was now getting tired from the previous rounds. Amy sent out her last Pokémon, "Go Ivysaur, use Razor Leaf!"

Ivysaur was sent out and immediately attacked Sandslash with Razor Leaf. Sandslash tried to dodge, but wasn't quick enough to avoid the attack.

"Sandslash is now unable to battle! Number thirty-one, send out your next Pokémon!"

Brian recalled his Sandslash. So, he thought to himself, all I got to do is take out that Ivysaur and Amy has to go out on a date with me? There is no way I'm losing!

"Go, Growlithe!"

Now Amy was at a disadvantage. Both Ivysaur and Growlithe growled at each other in an attempt to intimidate the other. Ivysaur sensed Growlithe giving off a strong aura and stepped backward; it was Growlithe's ability, Intimidate.

Brian yelled, "Cook 'em with Ember, Growlithe!"

Amy said, "Dodge it, quick!"

Ivysaur ran to avoid the short-ranged torrent of flames Growlithe unleashed. Growlithe persisted, however, so Ivysaur was too busy avoiding the attack to go on the offensive. Brian smiled and said, "Keep it up, Ivysaur can't avoid you forever!"

Amy tried think of a way to get an opening, and then said, "Jump over the flames and use Body Slam!"

Ivysaur jumped the attack and dove at his opponent. Growlithe, however, redirected his attack upwards and hit Ivysaur under his belly. Ivysaur grunted as the flames hit him, but slammed into Growlithe anyway to end the Ember.

Growlithe was knocked into the dirt, but was able to quickly recover and throw Ivysaur off. Amy called, "Use Leech Seed, Ivysaur!"

"Dodge and use Ember!"

Growlithe attempted to dodge Ivysaur's attack but wasn't quick enough. The Leech Seed caught him and immediately started sapping his energy. Amy followed up with, "Now use Takedown!"

Ivysaur charged at his opponent and tackled, full-force. Growlithe was knocked back, and Brian yelled, "Use Ember!"

Ivysaur rolled out of the way of the flames, but the Ember scorched Ivysaur's Leech Seed; forcing Ivysaur to retract it. On the microphone, Johnny said, "This Ivysaur isn't giving up easily! It's definitely giving Growlithe a run for its money, even with the type disadvantage!"

Brian called, "Use another Ember!"

"Use Poison Powder!"

Ivysaur released his poison spores just as Growlithe took a breath to use Ember. Growlithe coughed as he breathed in the poison. Brian pulled out Growlithe's Pokeball and said, "All right, that's enough! Return!"

Growlithe barked and growled at Brian, and then shot another Ember at Ivysaur. Johnny told the crowd, "What's this? Growlithe is refusing his trainer's request to be recalled! He wants to fight even though he's poisoned! Ivysaur is still dodging those flames, though; This match could be anyone's at this point folks!"

Brian was surprised that Growlithe snapped at him and kept battling. Brian could order his Pokémon to return, but that might strain the already weak bond between them; Brian was not Growlithe's original trainer. On the other hand, if Growlithe continued like this, he could get injured.

Back in the audience, Gary said, "I don't care if I'm the OT or not; if I recall a Pokémon, they better return! If you let them do what they want then they won't respect you."

"He is just trying to let Growlithe keep his pride."

Ivysaur dodged one Ember after another. Finally, Growlithe jumped into the air and released a torrent of flames from its mouth; somersaulting as he did so. His entire body became engulfed in flames as he shot at his opponent in a turning motion.

Brian let out a small gasp of surprise; Growlithe must have just learned Flame Wheel. Ivysaur barely had time to dodge the attack, which left a small, smoky crater in the sand. Brian laughed and said, "Try that again, Growlithe! Use Flame Wheel!"

Growlithe barked and attacked again. As he was new to using this attack, it took way too long to get started. Ivysaur saw an opening when Growlithe jumped into the air and took it.

"Ooo! A powerful Takedown delivered by Ivysaur! Growlithe's Flame Charge was interrupted, and it looks like that Poison Powder is taking its toll!"

Growlithe attempted to stand back up, but was struggling because of the poison. Brian gritted his teeth; he wasn't going to let Growlithe continue like this. "Growlithe! Return, now!"

Growlithe was recalled and Ivysaur let out a sigh of relief; those flames were making him nervous. Johnny said, "And Ivysaur takes that round! Talk about a nice little comeback!"

Gary smiled, "What do you know? That Ivysaur actually did it!"

Amy yelled, "Wooooo! Good job, Ivysaur!"

Brian sighed and sent out his next Pokémon, "Go, Fearow!"

Ivysaur growled as Fearow was unleashed; today was just not his day! Johnny seemed to be thinking along the same lines, "A flying type! Is Ivysaur's luck going to hold?"

Amy immediately said, "Ivysaur, use Growl!"

Ivysaur let out a powerful Growl; which made everyone watching the battle wince and cover their ears. Fearow dove down to use Peck, but Ivysaur rolled out the way of the attack. Brian yelled, "Use Aerial Ace!"

Fearow shot back into the air and flew around the sand pit once to gain momentum. He then dove at Ivysaur; surrounding powerful streaks of wind around himself as he did so. Ivysaur could not dodge this time, the attack was too fast and too well executed. Amy yelled out Ivysaur's name in panic.

The seed Pokémon was knocked back; hard. "Wow," Johnny exclaimed, "I'm surprised Ivysaur is able to get up after that attack!"

Ivysaur stood back up with great difficulty. Brian yelled to Fearow, "Do it again! Build more momentum this time!"

Amy was not about to stand there and watch her Ivysaur get hurt. That Aerial Ace was completely unavoidable, and one more strike would end the match. So Amy ended it herself, "Return Ivysaur! You need to rest!"

Gary sighed as Amy recalled her last Pokémon, forfeiting the match. "I suppose she did what was right, Ivysaur wouldn't be able to stand another Aerial Ace like that. Still, I was hoping my sister would win."

The boy with brown hair turned to Gary in surprise, "Amy is your sister?"

Gary looked at the boy and realized who he was, "So you're-"

"Jet!" Amy ran up and hugged her friend, "When did you get here?"

Brian walked up and hugged Jet too, "Dude, did you just see me beat Amy?"

Gary held out his hand, "I'm Gary, nice to finally put a face to the guy that trained Amy's Ivysaur!"

Jet smiled and shook Gary's hand, "Thanks, but Amy trained Ivysaur herself. I just took care of him when he was a baby. You're Gary, huh? I heard a lot about you. I've been looking forward to meeting you."

Jet turned to Brian and smiled, "I love the good job you did on your Fearow, that Aerial Ace is fucking killer!"

Brian laughed and said, "Yeah, you'd know all about that, wouldn't you? Your Pidgeotto caught the receiving end of that attack a couple of times."

"Yeah, well," Jet yawned, "Don't get too cocky, bruh."

"Jet, what happened to you?" Amy put her hand on his cheek, "You look exhausted! And you got scratches all over-"

But Jet smiled and moved Amy's hand, "I'm fine! I just need some sleep when I get back to the Center."

Brian looked from Amy to Jet. He then frowned and asked, "You plan on battling tonight, too?"

Jet nodded, "I was supposed to fight earlier, but I was outside when my number got called." He then held up a small sign with a number twenty three on it. "The announcer guy told me I'd fight number thirty-four. So I'm up after these two." Jet gestured to the two trainers who were now sending their first couple of Pokémon into the sand pit.

Brian asked, "Anything interesting happen during training?"

Jet shrugged, "I caught some new Pokémon. I got an Abra, an Oddish, a Sandshrew, an Ekans, and a Bellsprout."

Amy said, "God damn! You just went crazy, didn't you?"

Jet shrugged, "Most of them are in storage right now. I'm back at six on my line-up. What's this I hear about you guys doing a triple battle at the Gym?"

"Oh yeah," Brian said, "Gary's idea. It's a smart one, too. This way we can all back each other up!"

Gary said, "Hey, guys, listen. I was talking to Jet while you guys were battling and he brought to my attention that we haven't thought of training all of our Pokémon together. You know, as a team."

Gary told Brian and Amy about Jet's idea to do team training so they would be prepared for their match. "See, the way I figure it," Gary finished, "we shouldn't train here. We should head out to the field and work on team-building. At least until we face the Gym Leaders."

Amy nodded, "You guys are right. We all have plenty of practice doing one on ones, but none doing a triple battle. We should start first thing tomorrow."

There was a loud cheer from the crowd as one of the Pokémon currently fighting won its first round. Jet looked over and said, "I'm probably just going to train here for now. I've got to give my new Pokémon some battle experience. I also need to practice some of the new techniques my stronger Pokémon learned."

"Aww," Amy frowned, "You're not training with us?"

Jet smiled at her and said, "I'll be there to watch your Gym Battle! I promise."

Gary turned to Jet and asked, "So, you used to work for my Grandfather too?"

Jet yawned and said, "Yeah. We all got hired around the same time. He's a real nice guy, kind of like a grandfather to me too."

Amy said, "Grandpa always liked Jet. Said he was a natural."

"Well," Jet scratched his head, "You two were just as good. I don't think I've ever met anyone who knows as much data about Pokémon as Brian; kid's like a human Pokedex."

Amy giggled and Brian smirked, "What was it Natalie used to call us? Lab rats?"

Jet shrugged and Amy said, "Oh, Brian, don't mention the N word!"

"I'm fine," Jet said, "really!" he added when Amy looked unconvinced. Gary asked, "Who is-?" but stopped when Amy shook her head. Brian changed the subject to possible strategy's to defeat the Gym Leaders. Gary decided he would use his Elekid for the match, while Amy went with the obvious Ivysaur. Brian, however, insisted on using Wartortle instead of Tangela.

"My Tangela isn't very strong right now, and I can't train her to Wartortle's level by the thirteenth. Besides, the battle field at the Gym is probably going to suit aquatic Pokémon. Wartortle will be able to maneuver better in that situation."

Gary shrugged, "Well when you put it like that. I've never seen your Wartortle, but your other Pokémon seem to be capable. If that was your first Pokémon, I guess it would be able to handle a Gym match without a type advantage."

"He will," Brian assured Gary, "and he was raised with Amy's Ivysaur. You've seen him in battle, right? My Wartortle is in the same ball park."

Jet didn't say anything. Wartortle was good, yes, but Brian hasn't really mastered bringing out his true potential yet. Still, Jet was sure Wartortle would be just as good in an aquatic environment as Amy's Ivysaur. There was another twenty minutes of conversation on the Gym match before the current battle was over.

"Ok, now that thirty-two is victorious, it is time for numbers twenty-three and thirty-four to face off!"

"That's me," said Jet as he headed for the announcer to place his bet. Gary turned to his sister and said, "He seems like he knows what he's talking about. Now I really want to see this guy battle."

Jet walked up to Johnny the announcer and flashed his number. The announcer nodded and said, "Good luck, kid." Jet's opponent walked up and did the same.

The man Jet was about to battle looked like he was ready to go hiking. He wore all cargos with heavy boots on. He carried a big backpack and had a full beard. He was also a little on the heavy side. "Name's Donovan," the Hiker said, "How much you want to bet, kid?"

"I was thinking fifteen hundred, think you can cover it?"

"Ho-ho!" The Hiker grinned, "Easy money for me! Try to put up a good fight! I won't go easy on you because you're young!"

"Ok," Johnny the announcer said into the microphone, "both trainers have placed their bets for the match! Whenever you're ready, send out your first Pokémon and wait for my signal!"

Jet stood on the opposite side of the sand pit as Hiker Donovan. He felt nervous as he always did when battling in front of a crowd. He didn't mind Pokémon battles at all. He actually loved them, but not in front of people. This was not a time for stage fright, however, this was a time for training.

Hiker Donovan sent out Hitmonlee. Back in the audience, Brian said, "Ain't that the same one that was battling a Nidorino earlier?"

"Yeah," Gary agreed, "He kicked that ass up and down the pit! This should be interesting!"

Jet nervously pulled out his premier ball, "Go, Neo!"

Abra was sent out on the field. It looked up at its opponent with slight interest and sat down. Johnny said over the intercom, "Are both trainers ready? Alrighty then, Begin!"

"Hitmonlee, use Pursuit!"

"Teleport!"

Hitmonlee cloaked himself in a dark aura and shot at Abra, who in turn disappeared an reappeared floating above his opponent. Jet then smiled and said, "Use Telekinetic Slam!"

Abra lifted Hitmonlee into the air using Telekinesis, and slammed him down into the sand. Hitmonlee turned his body and landed on his feet. Because of the spring like muscles in his legs, the sand didn't harm him at all. Hiker Donovan laughed, "This is the big league, kid! You have to try better than that!"

Jet gritted his teeth. Telekinesis was Abra's only attack that could be used long ranged. Any short ranged attacks and Hitmonlee would be able to use Pursuit, which was strong against Abra.

"Neo, use Flash!"

Jet quickly closed his eyes as Neo Teleported in from of Hitmonlee and shot a bright flash of light from his eyes just before Hitmonlee could attack. The flash of light blinded everyone in a ten meter radius, including Hitmonlee. Jet then said, his eyes still closed, "Now use Thunder Wave!"

Jet had taught Abra this attack with the help of his Pikachu. It was a weak wave of static electricity which, if executed right, could paralyze the user's foe. Jet had drilled this attack into Abra, so Abra could more than execute this attack, he could do it in his sleep!

Hitmonlee's vision was returning, but it was now having trouble moving. Jet grinned and said, "Ok, Neo! Now slam your opponent's head into the wall!"

Abra nodded and lifted Hitmonlee into the air using Telekinesis. Hitmonlee was unable to brace himself for what came next, and his head did not do so well against concrete. The attack was an instant knockout, but it took a second for the announcer's vision to return to call the round.

"Oh- god damn it, Hitmonlee is unable to battle, Abra is the winner!"

The crowd was too busy complaining about their vision to applaud or even acknowledge that there was still a match going on. Hiker Donovan had his eyes closed as he was still waiting for his vision to return, "That was a dirty trick! Using Flash to blind my Pokémon!"

Jet smirked, "It's an official attack, not a dirty trick. Just cause you can't hang with the big boys doesn't mean you have to get grumpy."

Hiker Donavon pulled a Nest Ball from his bag and said, "I'll show you what's what! Go, Donphan!"

He sent out a rock type that looked like a small, yet formidable, elephant. The Pokémon pawed the ground awaiting orders. Jet smiled, "Neo, return!" All of his nervousness was forgotten. On the battlefield, Jet felt, this was his mountain top. Here, he and his titans dominated.

"Let's go, Thorn!"

"What's this?" Johnny exclaimed, "Number twenty-three is recalling his Abra, who isn't even hurt, to send out a fire type Pokémon against thirty-four's rock type!"

Gary asked Amy, "Why the hell would he do that? He doesn't strike me as the kind of guy that would do something so strategically stupid."

Amy shrugged, "Jet likes to take risks with his Pokémon. He say's battles are the best training."

Brian nodded, "Trust me, Jet has something hidden up his sleeve." Brian was thinking back to when that Charmeleon took out his Pokémon using Dragon Rage, and wondered if he was going to do the same thing here.

"Donphan, use Rollout!"

"Thorn, use Rock Tomb!"

Donphan rolled into a ball and shot at Charmeleon. Charmeleon, however, thrust his arms upward and made the sand beneath Donphan erupt upward. Rocks burst from the sand and tried to encase Donphan. The Pokémon broke through the rocks. Rock Tomb wasn't very effective, but it did stop Rollout dead in its tracks.

"Now use Metal Claw!"

"Use Takedown!"

Both Pokémon charged at each other. Thorn shot past Donphan, who let out a cry of pain. Donphan's side was dripping blood from where the Metal Claw had struck. Above the pit, Johnny said, "Ouch, that looked painful!"

Jet said, "Now use Flame Burst!"

A powerful shot of fire erupted from Charmeleon's maul. The attack hit its target and then burst in all directions, causing the audience to get out the way in an attempt to avoid getting showered with flames.

There was smoke rising from the pit and Johnny said, "Wow, what an attack!"

Amy asked Brian, "How come your Growlithe never used that attack against my Ivysaur?"

Brian shrugged, "Growlithe would always growl at me whenever I approached him. I figured I'd get him to like me before I tried using a TM on him. I'm really regretting that I just didn't order him to stay still, now. That attack was incredible!"

Everyone gasped as the smoke cleared. The walls of the pit were all scorched. There were small fires burning sporadically about the sand. There was a huge scorch mark where Donphan lay, motionless. Donovan recalled his fallen Pokémon and gritted his teeth, "I got something for your ass! Go, Onix!"

The large, rock snake was sent out. Several people screamed and gasped. Almost everyone backed away from the pit. Jet smiled. Charmeleon was more than capable of taking this one out by himself, but Jet had a better idea.

"Thorn, return! Go, Hydra!"

There were more screams as Jet's Gyarados entered the pit, which was now way too small for both Pokémon to have a proper battle. Johnny was beside himself, "I can't believe this! Ladies in gentlemen, this is a battle the likes of which I've only seen on television! Four star Onix versus the five star Gyarados! You better start placing your bets, cause it's about to get bloody!"

And so it had, as Jet told Gyarados to use Bite, the water monster jumped at her opponent; knocking both Pokémon out of the pit and into the crowd. People ran and screamed. People cheered and jeered. Onix's blood began to fly all over the place as he was repeatedly bitten. Donovan yelled, "Use Harden, so the bites won't hurt!"

Onix roared affirmative and begun to harden its skin. Jet called, "Use Dragon Rage!"

There was a loud BANG as Gyarados shot out a ball of energy at Onix, who roared and fell backwards into a wall. More people screamed as the wall now had a gaping hole in it. Jet yelled, "Again, Hydra!"

There was another loud BANG, and Onix fell yet again. This time, however, he didn't get back up. Hydra roared in triumph and people screamed yet again. Johnny said over the mic, "N-nothing to worry about folks! Look, he is recalling the Gyarados now! Jesus, I hope our insurance will cover that hole in the wall!"

The Hiker recalled his Onix as well. No one was injured, but people were definitely shaken up as they walked past the puddles of blood on the floor. Jet walked over to the Hiker to collect his prize money. Gary turned to Amy and said in a faint voice, "Holy shit, you guys weren't lying about the Gyarados!"

Amy nodded and said, "Yeah. That thing definitely scares me."

Jet collected his prize money and walked over to his friends. He walked past Johnny, who was attempting to restore order with his microphone. "I guess I over did it, huh?"

Brian laughed and said, "I think that's putting it lightly, dude."

A man in a suit walked up to them and addressed Jet, "Excuse me, Mr. Brooks would like to congratulate you on your victory and invite you to the VIP room."

Jet said in surprise, "Bill Brooks? The former champion?"

Brian asked, "There's a VIP room?"

The man in the suit smiled and said, "Follow me, please."

Author's Notes:

*Jet's Team:

-Charmeleon/Thorn - Lvl.26, Male

=Pidgeotto/Sora – Lvl.20, Female

-Pikachu/Spark – Lvl.24, Male

-Gyarados/Hydra – Lvl.23, Female

-Abra/Neo – Lvl.16, Male

-Bellsprout/Quasimodo – Lvl.14, Male

Next chapter, Jet faces his most difficult opponent yet. Will he be able handle a former league champion? Will Gary and the others be able to take out the Cerulean City Sensational Sisters? Will Brian be able to woo Amy?

Stay tuned! And as always, please review!