Last time on Pokemon EX: Kevin, Mike and Amanda finally reached Pewter City where Kevin was egar to participate in his first gym battle. Kevin met Brock, the Pewter City Gym leader. Kevin challenged Brock which Brock accepted. After a tough battle, Kevin won the Boulder badge.
Chapter Seven: Extra Harrasment
Morning showed its beautiful face again and for once Mike was the first to wake up. He was so egar to participate in his first gym battle. He might even be more excited than Kevin was. Kevin and Amanda were still asleep and he didn't want to wake them up nor wait for them to wake up so he decided to go to the gym by himself. Mike packed his things and walked out the room. He greeted Nurse Joy who was helping Chansey mop the floor and walked out the Pokemon Center with his destination clear in his mind, the Pewter City Gym. He walked, almost ran, for what seemed like miles to make to finally reach the brown and white building. He walked through the gates up the sidewalk that led to the brown double doors.
"Damn, that walk seemed forever," Mike said glad to have finally reached the gym. He opened the double doors of the gym and walked inside. It was dark and chilly and Mike was starting to get mad since he was led to believe no one was even here but that changed when the spotlights turned on, revealing a large rock battlefield.
"Who goes there?" said a mysterious deep voice.
"I'm Mike from Pallet Town and I'm here to challenge the Pewter City Gym leader!" Mike shouted into the distance.
"Well you came to the right place," said the voice revealing himself. The dark brown skin teenager lept from the top onto the battlefield. "I am Brock, the Pewter City Gym leader and I accept your challenge."
"What are the rules here?" asked Mike.
"Two on two with no time limit," answred Brock. Each trainer entered their designated spot on the battlefield.
"The battle between Pewter City Gym leader Brock and Challenger Mike from Pallet Town is about to begin. This will be a two on two match with no time limit. Only the challenger can substitute," said the referee. "Is each trainer ready?"
"Yes," said the two.
"Let the battle begin!" said the ref lifting up his green flags, signaling the start of the battle.
"Geodude, let's go!" Brock yelled. He threw his Pokeball, revealing his rock Pokemon.
"Bulbasaur, let's go!" Mile yelled. He too threw his Pokeball, revealing his green plant Pokemon.
"Geodude, use Magnitude!" ordered Brock. Geodude slammed both fists into the ground. The battlefield shook violently, it was almost as if the whole gym was going to collapse on top of them all. It had been a Magnitude 5.0.
"Bulbasaur, use your vines to jump!" ordered Mike. Bulbasaur released his green vines, pushing him up into the air.
"Geodude, use Roll Out and launch yourself into the air!" Brock commanded. Geodude started rapidly spinning across the ground and onto the slanted rock which in turn launched him high into the air which got him next to Bulbasaur. "Now, use Focus Punch!" Geodude pumped his energy into his fist which in turn lit up. He then punched Bulbasaur across the face. The force of the punch caused Bulbasaur to fall toward the ground faster than he would of normally
"Bul-ba-saur!" it yelled in pain.
"Bulbasaur, break your fall with your vines!" Mike commanded. Bulbasaur released his vines again and wrapped them around a rock nearby. Bulbasaur pulled himsef for a bit, released his hold on the rock and landed on the ground on all fours softly. However, Geodude was still in the air, coming in for an attack.
"Geodude, Tackle!" yelled Brock. Geodude used the speed of the freefall and made severe contact against Bulbasaur, pushing the Pokemon into the rocks.
"Bulbasaur, come on now, you can get back up!" yelled Mike. Bulbasaur struggled a bit.
"Geodude, let's finish that vegetable off with a Roll Out!" Brock ordered coldly. Geodude hit the ground rolling once again, aiming for Bulbasaur.
"Try to slow it down with Razor Leaf!" yelled Mike. Bulbasaur sat where he had been hurt and released razor sharp green leaves from within its bulb. They sharp leaves made contact with Geodude, slowing him down greatly but the rock Pokemon didn't completely stop. Mike noticed that the rock Bulbasaur hit made it slant a bit, just enough for Geodude to get some air time again.
'That's it!" Mike thought. He watched Geodude get closer and closer to Bulbasaur, then it was time. "Bulbasaur, dodge it!"
Bulbasaur jumped out of the way with his vines and Geodude rolled onto the rock and up into the air which he stopped spinning.
"Exactly what I wanted!" Mike yelled happily. Brock just looked at him confused. "Bulbasaur, use Vine Whip!" Bulbasaur released his vines and slapped Geodude across his face, then turned and slapped Geodude downward where Geodude fell to the ground.
"Leech Seed!" Mike commanded. Bulbasaur aimed for Geodude and fired a single seed from within his bulb. The seed landed on top of Geodude and no sooner then that, vines began growing all around Geodude's rocky body. The vines began sucking the energy out of him and in turn giving it to Bulbasaur.
"Now finish it with Razor Leaf!" Mike ordered. Bulbasaur released his razor sharp leaves. They slashed and sliced through Geodude. He could no longer stand the pain from his weakness and fainted.
"Geodude is unable to battle, Bulbasaur is the winner," announced the ref as he held a green flag over Mike's half of the battlefield and a red flag over Brock's half. Mike just stood, awaiting Brock's next Pokemon.
"Go Onix!" Brock yelled throwing the Pokeball, revealing his grey Rock Snake Pokemon.
"An Onix, huh?" Mike said to himself. "I know just what to do."
"Onix, Bind!" ordered Brock. Onix slithered his way to Bulbasaur and using the lower half of his body, Onix wrapped around Bulbasaur, squeezing him.
"Bulba!" he yelled in pain.
"Bulbasaur, hang in there and use Leech Seed!" Mike yelled. Bulbasaur, although he was in pain, managed to fire a seed, hitting Onix. Vines began to grow out of the seed and around all over Onix's body, draining him of his energy and feeding it to Bulbasaur. Onix roared after each painful shock of energy being drained out of him then he let Bulbasaur go.
"Damn it, I forgot about that attack, how could I be so stupid?" Brock said to himself. "Onix, tear off those vines with Sandstorm!"
Onix began spinning through the pain, kicking up sand and dust turning it all into a whirlwind of razor sharp sand and dirt.
"Uh oh," said Mike not liking what he was seeing. The dust and sand settled but Onix, however, was no where in sight.
"What the hell? Where did he go?" asked Mike, confuised. Mike then noticed a hole where Onix once was. "Damn it, he's underground. Bulbasaur, watch out!"
It was too late, Onix resurfaced right undernieth Bulbasaur.
"Headbutt!" yelled Brock.
"Not so fast, use Vine Whip to wrap around Onix!" commanded Mike. Bulbasaur released his vines once again and wrapped around Onix's neck. "Good, now try to throw Onix out of your face."
Bulbasaur struggled in trying to move Onix slightly out of the way but he manged to find the strength to move Onix a few feet away. Onix lost his balance and crashed into the rocks nearby.
"Now let's finish this battle shall we? Bulbasaur..," Mike said about ready to call out his final attack
Brock's tiny eyes widened (I think). "I don't like where this is going."
"Solarbeam!" Mike yelled. Bulbasaur began collecting sunlight.
"Onix, now's our chance. Get up and use Bind!" ordered Brock. Onix got back up and slithered toward Bulbasaur, but Onix just wasn't quick enough. Bulbasaur's bulb lit up, he had absorbed enough light.
"Solarbeam!" Mike yelled once more. Bulbasaur lifted up his back and fired his beam of sunlight. It made direct contact against Onix. The power of the solarbeam was enough to light up the gym twice. Shortly the blinding light disappeared and Onix lied on the ground, defeated.
"Onix is unable to battle, Bulbasaur is the winner. The victory goes to Mike from Pallet Town!" said the ref. Mike ran over to Bulbasaur and hugged him. Brock returned his Onix and walked over to Mike and Bulbasaur.
"That was a great match," Brock said, his attitude changed. "As a proof of your victroy here, I award you the Boulder badge."
Brock handed the shiney brown boulder-shaped Boulder badge.
"Alright Bulbasaur, we won the Boulder badge!" Mike yelled happily.
"Bulbasaur!" he cheered.
Mike walked out of the gym but he didn't find Kevin or Amanda waiting for him so he decided to head back to the Pokemon Center. He walked for a bit, admiring his new badge when he saw two figures walking up from the distance. As he got closer he realized it was Kevin and Amanda.
'They must of just woke up,' Mike laughed to himself.
"Hey Mike!" yelled Mike as the two caught up with Mike.
"So did you have your battle with the gym leader?" asked Kevin.
"Yep and I won too with just Bulbasaur," Mike replied.
"That's awesome. Well come on, they have breakfast ready at the Pokemon Center," said Kevin.
The three trainers ran off back to the Pokemon Center. They entered the building and headed straight for the cafeteria. Kevin and Mike, of course, sat down with huge plates of food while Amanda only had what she knew she could eat.
"So Amanda, are you ready for your gym battle tomorrow?" asked Kevin with a mouth full of food.
"I guess so," she lied. She knew she didn't want to compete in gym battles, they were not for here. The three then eate in silence. After breakfast, they decided to take it easy and rest a little more at the Pokemon Center.
Night had fallen and the three trainers were in Kevin's room talking. Amanda was still unsure how she was going to tell them she wasn't going to compete in gym battles. Luckly for her, that subject didn't come up anymore that night. It got late and all three of them began to get sleepy. Mike and Amanda retired to their rooms and reached their beds where they layed down and fell asleep one by one. Amanda was the last one to fall alseep because of her uneasy mind. She was still dwelling on the fact of how she was going to tell them she wasn't going to compete in gym battles without breaking their spirits. Finally sighing, she managed to get her mind to wonder off what she was going to do instead which she fell alseep too though she still didn't know what tomorrow was going to bring her.
Now that Mike has won his gym badge, Amanda is torn between not competeing in gym battles and telling her friends what she's going to do. Will she tell them? Find out on the next chapter of Pokemon EX!