Darren's Adventure

Chapter 5

-Darren Surge vs Gary Oak-

It was now late afternoon and Flannery had left. I invited her to come out to dinner with Ash and I but she said she was going to the spa with some friends. I put on my dress pants, shirt, and shoes, and made my way to the Golden Makuhita restaurant.

The Japanese styled restaurant was extremely nice. Since we made reservations I walked right in through the giant glass doors. The interior was dark and black-lit with a surprisingly modern feel. At the third table on the left I seen Ash, May, and Gary Oak sitting together.

"How is everyone?" I initiated. "Good," everyone more or less said.

We ordered a plate of appetizers and drinks. I ordered the special alcoholic drink they were serving which seemed to be some watermelon flavored drink which was pretty strong. I figured I might as well get tipsy since I can't stand social gatherings. Soon, we ordered our dinners and for the next 30 minutes until our food was served we chatted about a myriad of topics.

"Isn't this cruise just marvelous?," May said exuberantly. She was wearing a sparkling green dress which showcased her mouthwatering cleavage. Gary butted in with a shrug of the shoulders "Meh, could be better. There are so many weak trainers here, it isn't even worth my time. I came here to do some battling and it's just a bunch of has-been gym leaders or nobodies."

I didn't take much of a liking to Gary's word's and responded, "C'mon man you beat the Elite Four in Kanto over 10 years ago. What have you done lately? I haven't seen anything from you in Hoenn, Sinnoh, or Unova. Why don't you get off your high Rapidash?"

The tension in the room was exponentially rising. We were talking quite loudly, and people around us started to look towards our table.

"Oh look who's talking. At least I was able to run a gym in Viridian. Face it Surge, you just plain suck. Maybe if you weren't obsessed with that dumb bitch Karen's ideology of using your favorites you'd be something beyond a complete failure. Maybe."

At this point I was fuming mad. Normally I would of just taken the insults in stride and ignored them. But this time I felt different. Maybe it was because I got laid. Maybe it was because I just didn't give a fuck anymore.

I reached over the table and grabbed him by the collar, spilling drinks and food in the process. Gary's chicken parmigiana and spaghetti with extra sauce fell right onto his lap. "Take that back motherfucker."

He grabbed my shirt with two hands and threw me to the side. Then, he violently flipped the table over as Ash and May got up and jumped backwards in shock.

He walked right over to me and we bumped chests and stared at each other face to face, my nose almost touching his mouth. Gary had about four inches and 40 pounds on me. A waiter sprinted towards us and put his hands between us "Break it up! Break it up! Take this outside, not in the restaurant!"

We immediately walked outside as Ash, May, and a crowd of others followed (Gary is quite famous in the Pokemon community).

"You don't want to do this Darren. I'll have you in a hospital for the rest of the trip."

"Go fuck yourself. If you are so confident in your abilities, let's settle this another way. I challenge you to a Pokemon battle."

An entertained smile appeared on Gary's face. "Fine, meet me at Battle Arena 1 in half an hour. Smell ya later...bitch." And with that Gary stormed off.

"I'll battle him for you Darren, I know Gary better then anyone," Ash said with concern.

"Thanks, but I got this. Don't worry about me dude. Just root for me and be my coach on the sidelines if I need it."

I left the scene and returned to the living quarters. I let Cerebrus, Skogen, and Huntail out of their pokeballs and hyped them up for the battle.

30 minutes Later

It was a clear and briskly cool night. I took in a deep breath as winds swirled around the battlefield. Thirty yards in front of me stood Gary with his arms folded. Around us were the spectating stands, filled to the brim with people. Through word of mouth, everyone on the cruise ship had heard about this battle and had attended.

I shivered at the thought, "Shit...so many people are watching this. Whatever happens is going to be the talk of the rest of the vacation. I just hope I make a good impression..." I looked around the arena and spotted some familiar faces in the crowd. Brock, Ash, May, Flannery, Whitney, Steven, Mr. Fuji, Misty...MISTY! I stopped looking around before I had a panic attack.

I focused my attention back on Gary and we stared each other down. The crowd was surrounding us with a chorus of whispers.

*There is no way Darren wins this*

*Are they going to start already?*

*Gary is so dreamy...*

*I wonder which pokemon they have chosen*

Gary made the first move "GO! KINGDRA!" He threw the pokeball to the middle of the clay surface as the majestic dragon came out of it's pokeball in a noble stance.

*WOAH* uttered the crowed

I winded up and sent out my Treecko Skogen.

"Kingdra use Dragon Pulse!" The Kingdra gathered energy, and sent a spiralling red and blue wave towards Skogen.

"Skogen, Energy ball!" The bubbling green ball flew directly towards the wave. It split right through the center and hit Kingdra. The rest of the Dragon Pulse reached Skogen as he guarded himself as best he could from the blast.

"Ice Beam!" Gary shouted. Kingdra hastily spouted a frozen line of crystalline ice at Skogen.

"Dodge it!" Treecko jumped high into the air. The ice beam hit the ground, but miraculously bounced back up and hit Skogen's lower body. I shielded my face from the ice shards that dispersed.

'Damn it, what a lucky ass hit'. My poor Treecko fell to the ground, half of it's body encased in a block of ice.

"Skogen! LEAF STORM!" I screamed out at the top of my lungs. With Skogen's HP under one third, it's grass moves were powered up. Skogen summoned a massive tornado of leaves from out of nowhere. The tornado made it's way towards, Kingdra at a break neck speed.

Kingdra and his master were in awe, both unsure of what to do. "K-K- KING-" Kingdra was suddenly engulfed by the storm as the sounds of leaves slicing bare flesh was heard. When the Leaf Storm passed all that was left was a mutilated seahorse on the ground.

Gary cringing at the sight, returned his pokemon to his pokeball and sent out Pinsir. Pinsir finished off the exhausted Skogen with an X-Scissor, as Skogen's upper body was severed from it's frozen lower body. I immediately returned him to his pokeball to spare him from any more agony then he already had endured.

"C'mon Cerebrus!" I sent out Houndour who awakened from his pokeball with a snarl which bellowed within the arena. The snarl sounded like it came from the depths of hell and intimidated anyone within earshot.

Pinsir on the other hand was not unnerved in the slightest, as it's massive spiked horns were intimidating in their own right.

Pinsir began charging with it's arms crossed like an X. "Pinsir, Brick Break". He catapulted himself towards Cerebrus and struck him with a mighty chop.

Cerebrus yelped in pain, then began to growl. "Cerebrus, use Nasty Plot!" Houndour continued growling louder and louder until it emitted some spine chilling demonic laughter that sounded like it came from Satan himself.

Gary, bewildered, gave out his commands, "P-Pinsir finish him! Close Combat!" Pinsir sprinted towards Cerebrus. Appearing as if it was going to strike, it did a somersault and landed right behind Houndour. Just as it was going to do an overhand tomahawk into Cerebrus' back, I yelled, "Fire Blast!".

Cerebrus did a blazing fast 180 degree turn, charged up, and barked out a searing flame of epic proportions. Pinsir's fist plunged into Houndour's skull as he was cremated into a pile of ash.

Both pokemon were KO'd and we returned them to their respective pokeballs.

The last leg of the battle is underway...who will come out victorious? Darren's Huntail vs ? in the next chapter.