Well, well, well. Today's my birthday! GWA HA HA HA! Well… (Music of Barry Manilow's "Bandstand Boogie" plays) I'm goin' hoppin! I'm goin' hoppin' today! Where things are poppin' the Phil… i… del… I didn't write that. Did. Not. Did too. Not. Too! (I hate it when I argue with myself…) Ya mean Natu? Or not too?

Ignore them.

CHAPTER 10:

Keep You're Nosepass Outta My Business!

After they woke up, Roy and Melanie chose to go deeper into the Granite Cave. Even Melanie didn't know Roy's scheme! (Although. . . she's Roy's sole traveling partner. That's my opinion. Pokemon are just tools for battling and conquest! ) All he said was:

"Nosepass…" hypnotically.

"Roy, what is your plan! TELL ME!" Melanie screamed, shaking Roy violently.

"Nosepass…" he droned.

Melanie sweat dropped. They continued deeper. On Sub "Basement" 5, it was so dark, that without thinking, Melanie grabbed Roy's hand, as she was scared of Aron, Lairon, and Aggron. Roy noticed, but did nothing.

Suddenly a blue totem pole dropped in front of them! A Nosepass!

"Aha! The scheme, Mel, was to catch a Nosepass!" Roy exclaimed.

"Nosepass!" it growled.

"Okay, Surskit! Help me out, dude! Be, like, totally rad!"

"What's with the dude-people accent?" Melanie asked.

"Shush."

"Sursk!" Surskit cried.

Battle statistics: This is a Wild Pokemon Battle. Only the trainer can make substitutions or substitute at ALL with no time limit.

Roy's Surskit vs. Wild Nosepass

BATTLE COMMENCE!

The Nosepass went first with Rock Throw. It stomped, making rocks fall from the ceiling on Surskit, which was super effective!

"Surskit, use your Bubblebeam!"

A beam of blue bubbles shot rapidly at Nosepass, also being super effective.

"Good, now Water Pulse!" Roy roared.

A ball of water formed in front of Surskit and waved at great speed toward Nosepass, which did a heavy amount of damage.

"No-ose…" Nosepass groaned and fell over.

"Okay, Great Ball! Go!" Roy yelled, throwing out a blue-top Poke Ball with two red triangles on top.

Nosepass turned to red light and was sucked inside the Great Ball, which fell to the ground. It dinged and twitched about ten times and clicked.

"Ha! I caught a Nosepass! Yes!" Roy cheered, recalling Surskit.

- - - - -

After they got outside Granite Cave, they were confronted by… a male Team Magma Grunt!

"This is Grunt Barry! We found 'em!" he said, talking through a headphone.

"Grr… Team Magma!" Melanie shouted, taking out Carvanha's Poke Ball.

"Ah, so you are the Grunt who quit Team Aqua to aide your boyfriend, here." said Barry coolly.

"SHE IS NOT MY GIRLFRIEND!" Roy screamed.

"HE IS NOT MY BOYFRIEND!" Melanie screamed.

"Whatever. I suppose you wanna battle?"

Barry's enemies nodded.

"Okay, then! Slugma, do it!"

"Slug-ma." Slugma murmured in a low voice. It was a red slug that had yellow eyes and fire-like details.

"I'll do this, Mel. Nosepass! I choose you!" Roy shouted.

"Nose-pass!" his all-healed Rock Pokemon said.

Battle statistics: This is a one-on-one Pokemon battle with no substitutions or time limit.

Roy's Nosepass vs. Team Magma Grunt Barry's Slugma

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Nosepass! Use… uh…" Roy began. He didn't know any of Nosepass' moves at the moment!

Suddenly Nosepass stomped the ground, causing an earthquake! It used Earthquake! Anyway, the Ground-Type move was super effective and so powerful, it KO'd Slugma! Barry recalled Slugma, growling:

"I'll be back!" He then jumped into a huge, red submarine. Roy and Melanie watched it speed away.

"Hmph…" Melanie huffed. "So, Roy, tomorrow's your Gym Battle, huh?"

"Yeah! The Knuckle Badge is mine!" he yelled, doing the "v" symbol. They went back to the Pokemon Center, anticipating tomorrow's events.

Better than last Chapter, I daresay! Oh, and to my reviewer Fate's Dice Kyre-JMK: Roy won't catch an Abra. Or any Psychic-type. (Pure Psychic, anyway.) Sorry. (Sobbing) FORGIVE ME, PSYCHO PEOPLE! WAAAAAHHHH! Now that that's out… yadda yadda yadda.