Hello and welcome back, in this chapter Lilly will make her first bid against a gym leader. How will she fare against the pewter city gym leader, read and find out.
-I don't own pokemon.
Chapter 5
Rock solid
The two of them soon approached the gym. Lilly was eagerly imagining the spectacular battle that she was to have with pewter city's gym leader Brock. The gym was surrounded by large rocks and a few shrubs. She opened the door and looked out onto the rocky field inside. A tall figure in a cape and a pointed, brimmed hat with a feather watched as two youngsters were busy resetting the field from the last battle. One was a girl with pigtails, the other was a boy with short brown hair, both had a white shirt with grey shorts. Someone had apparently used dig.
"Hey mister is Brock taking challenges at this time," Lilly asked eagerly.
"Oh," he said turning towards them.
"You must be a trainer, and by the look of you, you're still a beginner, Brock isn't here at the moment," he told her.
"Oh," she sighed.
"awe, don't be sad though, he's been away for a while, his dad would be in charge of the gym, but he isn't here at the moment, and I said I'd look after the gym for him, so if you're here for a badge, I'm more than willing to battle you," he told her.
"Really, like right now," she asked excitedly.
"Sure it was beginning to get boring here anyway," he commented.
"Okay, that's good enough," he told the two that were working on the field and they walked to the sidelines.
"So who are those two anyway," Chad asked curiously.
"They're the junior trainers, they learn here at the gym, I occasionally let Josh judge," he replied as he took his place at one side of the field.
Lilly walked over to the other side and faced him.
"What's your name by the way," Lilly inquired.
"It's Craig," he replied.
The boy cleared his thought.
"Both trainers will use two pokemon each and there is no time limit, begin," he said pulling out two flags.
Chad was now standing by the two junior trainers.
"How bout I go first, let's go," he said throwing a pokeball.
A small stout pokemon with green skin and a horn appeared. It had red underbelly and a small tail.
"A Larvitar," Chad gasped.
"A rock type, well then I'll use this," she said hurling a pokeball.
In a flash her flopping Magikarp appeared. Everyone sweat dropped except Lilly.
"Let's see, what can it do," she said pointing her pokedex at her own pokemon.
"Magikarp's attacks, splash and tackle," came the response.
"Wait, you're just now learning your pokemon's attacks, you're more of a beginner than I thought," Craig commented.
"Well I guess I forgot to do it sooner," she replied.
"You do realize despite being a water pokemon Magikarp doesn't have an advantage," he told her.
"I'll show you, unleash splash on your opponent now," she called out.
Her pokemon leapt into the air flopping as it did so. She sweat dropped.
"Wha…what, I thought splash was a water attack," she sighed.
"Sorry, but I shouldn't go easy on you, Larvitar, use bite," he ordered.
His pokemon opened it's mouth and rushed forward.
"Uh…use splash," she exclaimed.
When his pokemon drew near the flopping fish leapt up once more flopping the whole while.
"Larvitar," his pokemon commented as it stared at the flopping fish.
"Use tackle now," Lilly exclaimed.
Magikarp then began to fall towards Larvitar.
"Defend with sandstorm," Craig exclaimed.
Larvitar gathered a sphere of sand and hurled it at the carp who was shot backward into a rock.
"Magikarp," she gasped.
"Finish up with rock tomb," he ordered.
Larvitar concentrated and rocks jutted up out of the ground pinning Magikarp.
"Magikarp is unable to battle, Larvitar is the winner," the boy exclaimed.
She sighed as she recalled her pokemon and selected another pokeball.
"Come on out," she exclaimed as she threw the pokeball.
Her Eevee appeared in a flash and looked around playfully.
"An interesting choice, you do realize normal moves aren't all that effective against rocks," Craig commented.
"They're not," she gasped.
"Larvitar, use rock tomb," he declared.
Larvitar began to concentrate.
"Move," Lilly called out to Eveith.
She leapt back barely evading his attack.
"Use bite," Lilly exclaimed.
Eveith charged at the Larvitar and opened mouth ready to bite.
"Use sandstorm," Craig exclaimed.
Her Eevee was sent flipping backward skidding to a stop. She growled spitting sand out of her mouth.
"Quick, use rock tomb again," he declared.
"Uh…quick attack," she sputtered quickly.
Her pokemon rushed towards his using the speed of the attack to avoid the rock attack. She hit the Larvitar full force and knocked it back afoot before it regained it'd footing.
"Now sand attack," she exclaimed.
Her pokemon spun about and kicked sand in Larvitar's face. It growled as it wiped its eyes.
"Larvitar, use screech," Craig exclaimed.
Larvitar opened it's mouth and let loose a shrill screech. Eevee winced at the barrage of harsh noise.
"Now use bite," he exclaimed.
Eveith flinched and drew back.
"This doesn't look good," the girl junior trainer commented.
"Aren't you rooting for Craig," Chad inquired.
"Not really," she replied.
"Well face it, she can't win now, he's still got another pokemon to use," the boy said matter of factly.
"Eveith use tail whip," Lilly exclaimed.
She spun and whipped Larvitar in the nose with her tail. Larvitar winced and staggered backward.
"Now use bite," she exclaimed.
She bite down hard on Larvitar and it fell over. Craig gasped at what he saw.
"Um…it appears Larvitar is unable to battle, and Eevee wins," the boy stated.
He recalled his pokemon and pulled out a new unusual looking pokeball.
"Well, it's all up to you, make me proud," he exclaimed throwing the ball.
A pokemon appeared in a dark flash. It was a small pokemon coated in shiny white metal, and a horn on it's back. It walked on all fours looking around with it's blue eyes.
"But that's…" Chad gasped.
"A Aron, from when he went traveling the world, that's also how he got his Larvitar," the boy chuckled.
"Let's see how you fare against this," Craig commented.
-to be continued…