I had trained with my pokémon for 3 days straight, after Al had shown me how he trained. It was the day of the rematch, and I was getting ready at the Pokémart. I had called my parents and asked for a little bit of money, and in response to that, my parents had sent me most of my allowance for this month. I used that money to buy myself some small things I might need. With Soad on my shoulder, and Heath holding on to my hair, I walked towards the Gym. Al was standing outside, looking out to the ocean. As I walked closer to him, he turned around.
"Ready for a rematch?" he asked.
"I'm ready to kick your ass, old man." I replied. He scoffed.
"We'll see." we walked towards the Gym, and some bystanders followed us.
As I walked onto the sandy field, Al's 2 Pokémon appeared behind him. He sent Bibarel, and got ready.
"Alright, Soad. Let's show him how hard we trained." I said confident as Soad jumped off my shoulder onto the field.
"You did this last time. We all know how this ended last time." Al said. Soad huffed, and got ready.
As we began, Bibarel just stood there, waiting for Soad to make a move.
"Soad, run towards him and use headbutt!" I said. Soad made a dash for Bibarel, and was charging something on his head. Bibarel opened his mouth, and a jet of water came out, pushing Soad back several inches.
"Push forward, Soad. Don't let him best you." I said. Soad's body began to glow, and he walked through the beam of water. I could see Soad getting hurt from the immense pressure of the water, but he managed to close the gap between him and Bibarel. As Bibarel stopped his attack, Soad looked at me.
"Time for a Bide Headbutt, Soad! Give him all you have." I said. Bibarel jumped up and shot towards the opponent's Bibarel's head, hitting it full force. Bibarel fell down, knocked out.
Al stared in awe at his Bibarel. "Snorlax, you're up!" Al said, as his Snorlax took a few steps on the field, each step shook the earth.
"Soad, take him down and end this." I said. Al laughed, his pose from relaxed to excited.
"Bring it on, kid. I'm curious to see the fruits of your labor." he said, smiling.
"Alright. Soad, show him." I said. Soad dashed towards the opponent's Snorlax, charging up another headbutt. As he preformed the headbutt, he bounced off the Snorlax' body, sliding over the floor. Snorlax then got up and swung with its paw, sending Soad flying into the wall.
"Don't think so!" I said as I jumped towards Soad, catching him in my arms.
"A repeat of last time I see, Jason." Al said laughing.
"Heath, let's go!" I said, as Heath jumped off my shoulder, onto the field. Heath let out a load screech, trying to intimidate Snorlax, before jumping up, digging himself into the ground.
"Your chimchar knows Dig, so what?" Al said. I smirked.
"Heath, up and at 'em!" I said. Heath got out of the ground, just in front of the opponent's Snorlax, uppercutting him. Heath used his momentum to bounce from the ceiling, shooting towards the opponent's Snorlax with his fist ready. Snorlax caught the fist, and threw Heath over the ground. Heath used his hands to stop himself. He then jumped up, preparing a fireball in his mouth. While in mid-air, Heath breathed the ball of fire over his fist, setting it ablaze. He then propelled himself towards Snorlax, hitting him in the face, before bounching off. Snorlax was dizzy from the impact, but soon recovered, getting up to chase Heath.
"Alright, Heath! Finish this. Like we practiced." Heath ran towards Snorlax, his fist ready. Snorlax did the same, and they met, fist first. They stood there for a while, until Snorlax shook from his fist, falling to his knees.
"And that's it! Jason has beaten Al!" the referee cheered. I walked towards Heath, Soad now awake in my neck. I picked him up and walked towards Al.
"Good job, kid. You managed to beat me." he said, smiling. He searched his pockets, and handed me a Weight shaped badge. "Take it kid, you deserve it. You worked hard for it." he then gave me a card. On it were a phone number, and a map with other gyms.
"You walked up to me, looking like you didn't know what you were doing. If you ever get lost, or are in the area, give me a call. I'm always up to see how much you're growing." he said, his hand in front of him.
"Thank you, Al." I shook his hand.
I left the gym, Heath and Soad in my neck as I held the egg Riley gave me. "Alright, Soad, Heath. Let's go to the next city. Let's go to Hidatree City!"