Hey, I don't know if anyone has read this fic yet, but please do give it a try. In this Chappie we get to see Gary get pounded, along with the journey's beginning.

*Derek and a shadow (character revealed next chapter) are back to back. Ash's Pikachu, Gary's Blastoise, and Brock's Croagunk are readying attacks*

Shadow: Well, Derek; what do we do?

Pikachu: Pika pi ka pi Piika (Give a disclaimer.)

Derek: Seriously… NEVER!

*Will the disclaimer be made, find out next chapter*

Shadow: On with the story. DEREK, DUCK!

Blazing Storm Saga

Chapter 2

Previously:

Suddenly, the door opened, and there stood the world's greatest bastard, Gary frickin Oak.

Gary began to walk in. He was wearing a purple T-shirt, brown jeans and a pendant that looked like a water droplet. "Hey Gramps. What's up; you got my Pokemon ready?"

Fun fact: Prof. Oak is Gary's grandpa.

The professor turned around and answered, "Sorry Gary, but only Squirtle is left."

Almost instantly Gary went bug-eyed and it was taking all of Nikki's self control not to burst out laughing, Derek, had no such control, "PFFFT, HAHAHAHAHAHA! You should see your face Fairy, oh wait… you can! I got a picture of it."

"Oh can it Breeze, at least Nikki didn't laugh." In an instant, Nikki smashed her fist onto Gary's head and shrieked, "It's Leaf to you, Gary!" While on the inside, 'only Derek can call me Nikki. Why does he have to be so... so... so...'

While Leaf got stuck in her mind, and Gary began to wake up, Derek thought back to the beginning of the nicknames.

Art of Dialga: flashback, begin!

It was a Halloween in Pallet town, and 4 year old Derek was walking around wearing a bunch a swirling strands of cloth, looking suspiciously like bed sheets; he was a tornado. Next to him was Nikki, dressed in all green; she was a leprechaun. Finally, looking like he was in torture, was Gary; dressed in all pink, with a tiara, a wand, and little wings; he was a fairy.

All of sudden, Gary began whining, "Why in the name of Arceus are we doing this?"

Derek began to reply, "Well, my last name is Storm, and it seemed ironic to dress as one, so I did."

Nikki continued, "I'm lucky, hence, the green"

They then spoke together, "And you lost the bet, so you got to be a Fairy."

Gary stopped and spoke angrily, "Well Nikki, you look like a Leaf! And Derek you're no tornado, YOU'RE A BREEZE!"

Everything appeared to stop. Each of the kids gave a reply:

"Hm, I actually like Leaf."

"A BREEZE! A BREEZE! YOU TAKE THAT BACK, FAIRY!"

"NO WAY, BREEZE!"

"YES!"

"NO!"

"YES!"

"NO!"

Art of Dialga: flashback, end!

Derek gave a sweat drop; the two had argued for so long, they got no candy.

Oak then gave a cough to get back everyone's attention. As the three kids faced him, the professor asked Gary if he would take Squirtle.

"Sure, I was going to take him anyways."

As Oak gave Gary Squirtle's ball, and the usual set, Derek faced his new Charmander down.

"So… how do you like the name Blaze?"

Leaf (from now on Nikki is Leaf) turned to the trainer and asked, "Blaze; Really?"

"Hey, don't diss the name; Blaze likes it. Right?" The lizard pokemon gave a nod, "See; besides, I spent all night thinking of it."

Before Leaf could comment, Gary butted in, "So Nik-" Gary nearly flinched when Nikki raised her hand, "Leaf, wanna travel with The Oak."

Derek spoke out, "Hey, Nikki's my friend, so she's traveling with me or no one."

Not giving Leaf a chance to speak, Gary challenged Derek, "Tell you what, we'll have a battle; the winner travels with Leaf."

"Fine."

"Good."

With a huff, Leaf walked off thinking, 'Derek, if you lose, then you will know true suffering!'

"BOYS, DO NOT FIGHT IN MY LAB!"

-Robobattle… Oops wrong show-

Gary and Derek faced off on opposite sides of an arena.

It was basic; a flat strip of land with a few rocks littering it.

The professor came up, "For this match, I will referee; my word is law. Understand? Good, now begin!"

(I'm not sure how I am at fights so sue me)

Gary started the battle, "Squirtle, use Tackle now!"

As the name implied, Squirtle took off like a rocket to pound in Blaze's face.

"Blaze, wait for my mark, then use Scratch."

Squirtle closed in... 5 seconds to impact… 4… 3…2... "MARK!"

Just as Squirtle reached Blaze, the fire type pulled back his arms and made two slashes into his opponents head, stopping the attack.

Seeing his pokemon get hurt, Gary quickly called out a command, "Quick, Squirtle; use Withdraw"

Hearing the command, Squirtle showed why he was known as the turtle pokemon, and pulled back into his shell.

Cursing under his breath, Derek told Blaze to back off, 'Not good, Blaze only knows Leer and Scratch; plus, Squirtle's shell is too hard. What do I do?'

Panicking, Derek scrambled for straws until he got an idea; a stupid idea, but an idea.

"Blaze, pick up Squirtle and use Leer"

"What?!"

"Huh"

"Char?"

Derek smiled, "Trust me."

Doing as Derek said, Blaze picked up Squirtle and glared inside. Almost instantly, Squirtle's head popped out in fear, startling Blaze into releasing some small flames.

Leaf gasped, "That's Ember! But, Blaze is too young to know it; how did he do it?"

Derek smirked at Gary's equally shocked expression, and answered Leaf, "Pokemon are a species of animals, and all animals have instincts."

Gary's face dawned in realization, so Derek continued, "A turtle would pop its head out in fear, but a lizard strikes back. And as I hoped, the shock taught Blaze Ember. So; Blaze, end it with Scratch!"

Before anyone could react, Blaze lunged out with his claws, knocking out Squirtle once and for all.

Scanning both pokémon, Oak gave his verdict, "Squirtle is unable to battle; the winner is Blaze, so the victory goes to Derek!"

"Whoohooo! We won! We won!"

Leaf shrugged, and said, "I was going with you anyways."

"Seriously?"

As Gary lamented, Derek and Leaf went to make their final preparations.

Derek and Leaf began their journey expecting a fun time, with no idea of the dangers ahead.

Suddenly, a car drove by, covering Derek in dust, and at the drivers seat was...

"GARY OAK! GET THE FUCK BACK HERE!"

Omake: Gary's car.

"So, let me get this straight. You, a 10 year old, want a car."

A nod was his answer.

"And why would I do this?"

Gary held a briefcase of money up.

"What color."

Shadow: Whoo! I'm beat.

Derek: Tell me about it; not an easy fight here.

Shadow: Indeed… What was that?

*A roar rang out, and out came…

Derek: HOLY CRAP; IT'S HEATRAN!

Heatran: ROOOAR! (GIVE THE DICLAIMER)

Derek: I said it before and I'll say it again… NEVER!

Shadow: Read and Review so we may gain the strength to fight on.

Derek&Shadow: THIS IS SPARTA!