LadySakura: Thank you for being patient! Here's the next chapter!

Leo: LadySakura does not own Pokemon.

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Chapter 3: A Battle and a Bet

Last Time:

'I have finally started my adventure," Before she drifted off into sleep.

Yuri yawned and woke, rubbing her eyes sleepily. Looking around her she saw her two pokemon, Flame and Mystic. She smiled at them happily. Getting out of her sleeping bag, she started to cook breakfast.

-1 hour later-

Yuri along with Flame, and Mystic tucked safely in her pokeball, walked through the forest. She was starting to get worried. "I think I might be lost." She told Flame, consulting her map. "When will we get out of this forest?" She wondered out loud.

Flame neighed as if to say, 'You're the trainer, you figure it out.' Yuri laughed.

"You're right." She said to her ponyta and kept walking, determined not to worry too much, after all, it had to end sometime. She sighed and then a light up ahead caused her to look up. There at the end of what seemed a gloomy path, was an opening in the trees.

"Yes! Finally we made it!" She yelled excitedly as she and Flame ran toward it. They thrashed through the undergrowth, determined to get out of the impending darkness of the forest. Suddenly, they were out, and Yuri blinked in the cheerful sunlight. Flame whickered in joy as she pranced around the open field. Yuri jumped in happiness as she looked at the sight. They had ended up on top a large hill, overlooking the city. Yuri gasped as she looked at it. It was there were she would find her first contest battle.

"Come on Flame, let's go." She said to her ponyta and they both started walking toward the town.

"Hold it!" Some one from behind yelled. Yuri turned, eyebrows raised. There behind her was a boy with golden hair and amber eyes. She shook her head.

"What's up Leo?" She asked, in an uncaring manner. Leo smiled his cocky smile, but something was different about it. Yuri stared at him, trying to figure out what it was.

"Oh, nothing much. You Yuri?" Leo asked sarcastically, as if trying to act nice. Yuri sighed and thought, 'Well that's just the same, maybe I just imagined it.'

"Oh I'm fine." She said, sighing again. Leo smirked.

"Hey how many pokemon have you caught?" He asked with cockiness.

"Two, what's it to you?" Yuri said back with confidence, though truthfully she was a little ashamed.

Leo smirked and said, "Ha, well I've caught 5 already!" He smirked again. Yuri sighed, and then she had an idea.

"Still, I bet they're all real weak, how about a battle!" She said to him, light in her silver eyes. Leo looked at her blankly for a second, and then smiled.

"Yeah, and I'll show you how strong I really am!" Leo said with almost…

'Is that excitement I hear in his voice?' Yuri asked herself.

"But." The cold, cocky tone was back.

"But?" Yuri asked.

"But, let us make this interesting. How about a bet." He said smiling.

"A bet, um, okay then, on what?" Yuri asked him.

"If I win than you have to follow me around for the rest of my pokemon journey and be my slave." He said with evil laughter in his voice.

Yuri glared at him then said, "Fine, but if I win than you have to be my slave." Leo grinned.

"Deal!" They said together. "Start, two on two double battle!" Yuri sent out Flame and Mystic. Leo sent out a sparrow and a poliwag. Yuri looked at the pokemon with interest. 'They look strong, no matter, I will beat him!' She thought studying her opponent. Leo did likewise.

"Go Flame, ember! Mystic, tackle!" Yuri said quickly. Her pokemon did as they were told, both rushing at the two other pokemon.

Leo grinned, "Tide dodge it!" The poliwag jumped in the air. "Swoop, use peck!" The sparrow flew up in the air and then dived down for a peck.

"Flame dodge, Mystic jump on Flame!" Yuri yelled with sudden inspiration. Flame jumped to the side and Swoop narrowly missed her. Mystic jumped on top of Flame's head and they both went charging toward Tide.

"Tide watch out! Swoop, help him!" Leo yelled in fear for his pokemon. Swoop swooped down in front of the charging pokemon.

'Perfect!' Yuri thought as she gave the last command of the battle. "Go Flame, ember, Mystic, confusion!" Yuri yelled. Flame did an amazing ember that hit right on Swoop, while the smoke cleared, Mystic jumped up off of Flame and used confusion to pick Tide up and slam him into a tree. Dust flew everywhere; when it cleared two pokemon lay fainted on the ground.

"I lost?"

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LadySakura: Mahwah my first cliffy!

Yuri: NO! Who won?

Leo: It's obviously me!

Yuri: (glare) no me!

LadySakura: Anyways, Review!