A/N Hello, welcome back. Vacation is finally over, so I managed to finish this. Please R&R, check out my sister's fanfic, Imperfection in the books section: Impossible by Nancy Werlin. Nothing much to say. If you want spoilers on my future fanfics, check out my profile. Please enjoy, if you don't, that's fine. Either tell me via reviewing, or just read another fanfic, disgusted.

Me: Oh wow, I had a tiny flake of corn in the side of my mouth the whole time while I was on my CPU, unoticed. That was some shitty corn-eating skills.

"Return, Goldeen!" April called. It was an obvious move. The Tail Whipping has now worn away.

Eric also recalled Squirtle. When Bulbasaur and Spearow were sent out, the two combatants were neck and neck.

"Now Spearow, use Peck!"

"Counter the Spearow with Vine Whip!"

Spearow got tangled in vines, but still managed to hit Bulbasaur. April then told Bulbasaur to use Leech Seed. Eric could not recall Spearow. The vines got in the way.

"Kick up sand into Bulbasaur's eyes to try to get an advantage!" Eric ordered.

Bulbasaur was blinded, and Spearow just barely managed to pull itself to freedom. Peck hit Bulbasaur, but the rain pounded hard on Spearow's petite wings, so Spearow collapsed and fainted. However, Bulbasaur was still having trouble getting its bearings because of the sand in its eyes.

Eric sent out Squirtle reluctantly. Squirtle's Tackle was countered by Vine Whip, but when Squirtle dodged it, it veered to the side enough so that its own tackle missed. Squirtle was getting tired, and the rain was only helping slightly.

"Go into the defense position and try to rest a bit!" Eric called.

"Leech the shell!"

Due to the sand in Bulbasaur's eyes, it missed by a long shot and Squirtle was back up and energetic enough to keep its pace up. Squirtle then finished Bulbasaur with Water Gun.

When Goldeen was sent out, Eric realized his fighting chance was small. Despite its brief moment to rest, Squirtle was tired and weakened. Goldeen wasn't weakened much, and had a moment to recover in its Poke Ball.

Goldeen used Icy Wind, which slowed Squirtle's movements. Eric was shocked that the Goldeen had Icy Wind, but also marveled at how well trained it would have to be to use that move. Squirtle struggled to attack. Goldeen followed up with multiple Horn Attacks, and Squirtle fainted.

"Oh, man! Wait until Alexander finds out." Eric mumbled.

"I admit, you're not half-bad. I owned Alexander like he was nothing," April said.

"Then battle Barry!" Eric joked.

The two headed out of the Pokémon Center. Before the battle, he thought he would be pissed off and sulking if he lost. He actually didn't make a big deal out of it. He just said complained once and immediately calmed down.

"What was Alexander's reaction?" Eric asked.

"Worse than when you beat him," April replied.

He imagined Alexander totally breaking down. He couldn't help but chortle.

"The gym, according to the league's rules, is the 8th gym for a Pokémon Trainer. The previous gym leader was a guy named Giovanni. He was actually a leader of a group of villains called Team Rocket. Team Rocket was sent to prison. The next gym we should be going to is the Pewter City gym. The leader used to be Brock, but it is now Forrest," April explained.

"What Pokémon does Forrest use?" Eric asked.

"I heard he has a Geodude and Onix, and two other rock type Pokémon," April replied.

"Then my Squirtle will have a breeze!"

"So will my Bulbasaur AND my Goldeen!"

"I feel bad for Alexander! By the way, did Alexander catch any other Pokémon?"

"When I battled him, he just had a Charmander."

The two paced into a park, and Eric smelled the fresh air of the evergreens. He gazed dreamily at the bushes until he snapped back to focus.

"Why are we here?" Eric asked, curious.

"I read a newspaper, and I want to show it to you,"

Eric glanced at a Hoothoot, wandering in a tree, using a twig to capture a Wurmple. Eric knew that the park rules stated that nobody was allowed to catch a Pokémon in the park, which upset Eric to some extent.

When Eric stepped on the wooden bench, something pricked his bottom. He grunted in pain and got up.

"Damnit!"

Eric got up and noticed he stepped on a Cacnea thorn.

April held the paper to Eric.

LASER PAPER

THE NUMBER #1 PAPER TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON IN THE BALLISTIC LAB

Headline: Eric Klan and April Hope

"Eric and April are regular Pokémon trainers, but we have failed to keep our identity secret, and they now know about us," says an unenthusiastic Laser Admin, named Zach Optic.

"April did a move in Lake Pallet when she jumps into the lake, catches and a Goldeen. It is obvious that she did it to protect Eric from his Squirtle's water symbol to be spotted by us. We are tracking down April, and she is not in Pallet Town. We currently have the Grass, Poison (another gift from Bulbasaur), Steel, Ice, and Electric elements. We have tracked the Normal element, who is kept be Red, the champion. For newcomers, we are sketching these symbols as precise as possible on a legendary sheet, which we stole from Mewtwo. When that happens, the Elemental Rune can be formed one by one. Our last concern for now is Alexander Oak, who knows about us, but doesn't know we are Team Laser. Thank you for reading this headline." Zach continues

Team Laser is currently in the Pokémon League, and plotting a brilliant plan to break in, and nimbly steal the normal symbol.

"Oh," Eric said.

"Don't you know? The Pokémon League is so close to where we are. If they find us, then they don't have to steal the normal symbol from Red, and can get the flying and water symbols!" April exclaimed.

"Where the heck did you find the paper?" Eric questioned.

"It was thrown out near the middle of route one, in condition that you could actually see the words. I was about to throw an apple core in there, and I read the headline, and-"

"Gross," Eric interrupted.

"By the way, Alexander wants to meet you at the free Pokémon battling practice zone in Pewter City for a battle," April told Eric.

"Hide behind the garbage can. I saw a guy in a Team Laser uniform! I managed to take a picture on my camera," said a familiar voice.

Yeah, that is the chapter. Please tell me how it is, bad reviews are accepted, along with coarse language. This was a really tough chapter to finish, I'm sorry if I'm not back up to speed with typing my fanfics yet. If you enjoyed it, thank you. If you reviewed, thank you. If you called me a moron, thank you. The next chapter, or part of the next chapter will be written by LaLaLaGurl.