Author: Sorry for the "long wait" (Then again, it isn't as long as some updaters… (Not that I'm criticizing!)), little people. I let someone borrow my Pokemon Emerald game, and that's where I get the names for the Gym Leader Chapters (The PokeNav Match Call) and he didn't bring it back until yesterday! However, enough of me.

Warning: This Chapter takes a plot twist!

CHAPTER 16:

Swell Shock -Wattson

After buying some more supplies at the Poke Mart, Roy marched proudly to the Mauville Gym. Once inside, he called out for the Gym Leader, only one thing happened: a square of floor moved, making both Roy and Melanie fall flat on their faces. The floor started moving at roller coaster speed, and after a few contraptions, (Of which I don't wanna describe. Sorry.) they finally got to the Gym Leader: an old, fat person with weird white hair and a beard, a brown jacket with yellow thunderbolts on the shoulders, yellow pants, and brown shoes. A big laugh echoed from his mouth, and his said:

"Well, I see you got past my contraptions! WAHAHAHAHA!"

Melanie saw Roy look at the Leader's almost bald head, smiling oddly.

"Roy? What's up?"

"Hee hee… the Gym Leader's head is shiny. It makes me happy…" Roy mumbled in response.

"One of my friends says that. I take it one of you is here for a challenge! I'm Wattson, leader of the Mauville Gym!"

"Uh, I'm Roy, your challenger, Shiny Head." Roy said, grinning at the end.

"ROY SNAP OUT OF IT!" Melanie shouted, snapping his face into "battle mode" as he called it.

"Heh… Wattson, prepare to get your shiny head kicked!"

Wattson and Roy took their places in the trainer's boxes. Wattson took out a Poke Ball, calling:

"Here's my first Pokemon! Magnemite, I choose you!"

"Mag-ne-mite." Magnemite droned. It was a light gray ball with a big eye, and had two dark gray magnets on its sides, with a blue tip on the bottom end and red on the upper, vice versa on the other magnet.

"Okay, even though it's a Steel/Electric type, I better wait to use Nosepass… so, Machop, let's do it!"

"Mach-op!" Machop shouted.

Battle statistics: This is a two-on-two battle with no time limit. Only the challenger can substitute.

Roy's Machop vs. Wattson's Magnemite

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Magnemite, start off with Thundershock!" Wattson ordered.

Magnemite shot a small yellow lightning bolt at Machop, generated from the magnets.

"Machop, counter it with Rock Slide!" Roy shouted to his Pokemon.

Machop hit the field, sending rocks in Magnemite's direction. The rocks negated the Thundershock, and did a small amount of damage to Magnemite, but not much due to the Steel-Type resistance.

"Now use Karate Chop!"

Machop's flat hand glowed white, and he chopped Magnemite for a super effective strike.

"Good, Roy, but that won't help you! Magnemite, Shock Wave attack!"

Blue electricity sparked from Magnemite's magnets, zapping up to the ceiling. It came down as a thousand thunderbolts, zapping Machop with the unavoidable attack.

"Wow… Machop, hit him with ya' Mega Punch!"

Machop's fist began glowing a bright white, and he spun his arm around. With a leap, he came over to Magnemite, hitting with all his might! The attack was powerful, but not very effective! Magnemite ceased floating, and collapsed, nevertheless.

"You did well, Magnemite. Come back." Wattson sighed, holding out Magnemite's Poke Ball. Magnemite turned to red energy, zapping back into the Ball.

"Okay, here's my final Pokemon, Roy! Magneton, go!"

From a simple Poke Ball came three Magnemite, stuck together!

"Mag-ne-ton." it droned in a deeper voice than Magnemite's.

"SUBSTITUTE!" Roy yelled, recalling Machop, seeing its fatigue from Mega Punch.

"Nosepass, bring me victory!" Nosepass thudded down on the ground, and growled.

"Nose-pass!"

Roy's Nosepass vs. Wattson's Magneton

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Magneton, Thunderbolt!"

A wave of yellow electricity rushed from Magneton's illuminated body, zapping Nosepass. It did some damage, because Nosepass wasn't part Ground-Type.

"Nosepass, use Earthquake!" Roy shouted.

"NO!" Wattson cried.

Nosepass jumped up (About an inch) and came down with tremendous force, sending brownish-orange rings at Magneton, hitting the creature, doing 4x the regular damage, even though Magneton was floating. (Someone tell me why Earthquake/ Magnitude works on floating Pokemon other than Flying-Types or Levitators.)

"Magneton, you all right!" Wattson cried out to the battlefield, getting a weak "Mag-g…" in reply.

"Magneton SURVIVED?" Roy screamed.

"Yep! Magneton, finish that little rock now! Use our combination attack: Rainy ThunderCannon!" Wattson shouted, forming a new word in the dictionary.

"Rainy Whats-a-whosis!" Melanie cried from the sidelines.

Magneton's whole body began glowing blue, and suddenly it began raining indoors. (Weird.) He then glowed bright gold, shooting a wide wave of lightning, striking Nosepass for heavy damage, amplified a little by the rain. (Thunder) An even brighter gold flash produced a ball of lightning, shooting out in several bolts. Nosepass fainted from the last phase of the combo! (Zap Cannon)

"Good, Nosepass. Return!" Nosepass turned to red energy, beaming back to the small circle in the middle of his Poke Ball.

"Okay, Machop. Let's win this!" Roy shouted, showing a confident face. However, inside he wasn't confident at all…

"Machop!" Machop grunted, ready to claim victory.

Roy's Machop vs. Wattson's Magneton

BATTLE COMMENCE!

"Magneton, Thunderbolt!" Wattson ordered.

A lightning bolt shot at Machop, ready to defeat.

"Machop! Use Rock Slide to vaporize it!" Roy countered.

Machop punched the battlefield, making rocks rush toward Magneton and, more importantly, the Thunderbolt attack. The many rocks diminished the Electric-Type attack, also doing paltry damage. But still did some!

"Now use Focus Energy!"

Machop focused on his surroundings, pumping up his critical hit rate.

"Nice try, but my Magneton will crush your Machop with Tri Attack!" Wattson shouted, laughing.

Magneton's top "Magnemite" shone red, left blue and right yellow. Circles with the same colors formed a triangle, shooting at Machop in a straight path.

"Machop! Watch out!"

Too late. Machop was slammed against the wall of the Gym, hurting him tremendously!

"Machop, no!" Roy cried. Machop looked like he was about to faint… All it took was 5 seconds and he would be counted out…

Five…

Four…

Three…

Two…

Suddenly, Machop's eyes snapped open fiercely as he stared at Magneton, using his arms to practically throw himself back on his feet!

"Alright, Machop!" Roy cheered, fisting the air. "Use Rolling Kick!"

Machop dashed at Magneton, and jumped up at 4 feet away, sticking his leg in a kick position. The attack was very effective, but not enough to KO Magneton.

"Magneton! Use the MetalSpark combo!"

Magneton somehow shreiked loudly, lowering the Sp. Defense of Machop harshly(Metal Sound). Then it started crackling with yellow electricity buzzing around it. Magneton charged at Machop, buzzing wildly(Spark). After the Metal Sound, one Spark from Wattson's Magneton would knock out almost any Pokemon.

"MACHOP! CROSS CHOP!" Roy bellowed, not wanting his Pokemon to get so hurt.

Machop saw the oncoming Pokemon, and put his hands in an X formation, glowing brightly. He leapt at Magneton's center... everything slowed to slow-mo for Roy.

Machop was coming in for the strike... Magneton was electrified... Machop was heading toward the empty triangular center... would Wattson win, or would Roy triumph in this rampage? ... ... ... ... ...

CHOP!

Machop landed on the ground, arms spread apart... Magneton moaned, falling to the floor! Roy won! HE WON! (By a hair.)

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After they recalled their Pokemon, thanking them for a job well done, and going outside, Wattson produced to Roy the Dynamo Badge! It had a brown circle in the middle and had a yellow circle base with points coming from two sides, the same color as the base.

"I got my 3rd badge! Yesssss!" Roy cheered after grabbing it.

"Good job, Roy! You're almost halfway to the Hoenn League!" Melanie congratulated, high-fiving him.

"WAHAHAHA! I've never had a battle of that caliber, Roy!" Wattson yelled in his loud voice.

But suddenly they all saw a familiar aerocraft: Team Eon's!

"Not them! ARGH!" Roy snarled.

"Team Eon again!" Melanie cried.

They saw that they were heading toward Route 117, to the Pokemon Day Care Center! Hundreds of Pokemon were in Team Eon's sights, as far as Roy and Melanie could tell.

"We'll get 'em; don't worry Wattson!" Roy said, running toward the Route alongside Melanie.

"Okay, thank you, you two!" Wattson called, watching them run off.

Author: Again, sorry for the wait. By the way, if you loyal Reviewers have any ideas for the Psychic, Dragon, and Flying-Types for the Team Eon Admin and Grunts Roy and Melanie will face next Chap, plus the Grunts, I need 'em! Names would help, too. FYI, the Admin is a male and has 4 Pokemon, each of the above types as well (Psychic, Flying, and Dragon.). And there are two Grunts, both female. One will have Psychics; the other Dragon and/or Flying elements. (I hate to be picky with ya, guys... Sorry.) Do it all at your leisure; I know it's a bit much, guys.