Chapter 2: Blustery Santalune Battles on Thin Ice!
It was all so familiar. The streets, the houses, the fountain, Santalune City hadn't changed a bit as me and Viola walked into town with Froakie perched on my shoulder.
"Alright Froakie! Let's win our first Gym Badge!" I cheered.
"Froakie!" He agreed with me.
"Hello? Gym Leader standing right here you know." Viola said.
"Sorry, Sis." I laughed.
"Do you remember where the Gym is?" She asked me.
"Of course I do! I'll race you there if you want."
"You can try." She said with a smile. "By the way Elliot, do you have a Badge Case?"
I froze. "A...Badge Case?"
My sister frowned at me. "You...DID sign up for the Kalos League, right?"
"AHHHH! I FORGOT TO SIGN UP!" I screamed in horror.
"FROAKIIIIIIE!" Froakie copied me.
Viola sighed. "Honestly, your memories worse then Alexa's."
I turned to her in a panic. "S-Sis! I need to go to the Pokemon Centre and register!"
"Okay then, I'll meet you by the fountain." She pointed to the centre of town.
"Thanks Sis!" I yelled as I ran off.
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I dashed into the Pokemon Centre panting heavily. "Huff...I...huff...want to...huff...sign up for...huff...the Kalos League...huff...please."
The centre's Nurse Joy smiled at me. "Of course, please place your Pokedex on the scanner in front of you."
I got out my blue Pokedex and placed it on the scanner, making it instantly come to life.
'Elliot Vanette of Lumios City has been registered for the Kalos League. Number of badges currently in possesion: 0. We wish you luck in the Kalos League.' The robotic voice said.
"Now that your in the Kalos League, you can have your very own Badge Case." Nurse Joy said, gesturing to a Wigglytuff walking over with a Badge Case in hand.
"That's great! Thank you, Wigglytuff." I said as I accepted the Badge Case.
"Wigglytuff!" It said in a friendly tone.
"Alright, registration, check! Now to meet up with Sis!" I said.
"Froak." Froakie nodded with determination.
OCXY
Me and Froakie went to the fountain where Viola, true to her word, was waiting.
"I got my Badge Case!" I proclaimed, holding it up triumphantly.
"That's great! I'm glad you took so long, I got this great pic of a trainer and a Pikachu on the way to the Gym." She smiled. "But don't worry, I promise I'll battle you first."
"A trainer and a Pikachu?" I said to myself.
"Froakiiiie..." Obviously my partner was thinking the same thing.
"You alright?" My sister asked.
"Yep. Just thinking, come on Viola! Let's go and battle!" I said.
"Okay, okay." She nodded as we set off.
When we got to the Gym a few people were standing outside it.
One was the one Viola had described, he wore a red cap with a light green backpack with a dark blue shirt and trouser combo whilst jet black hair spiked out from his head. As expected, there was a Pikachu on his shoulder.
The second guy had blond hair, and a weird light blue jumper/trouser combination. A large futuristic white backpack was on his back.
A little girl with blond hair like her presumed brothers was standing next to him, with a single ponytail. She wore some type of white skirt and brown shirt, and a Dendenne was perched on her head.
But the person who surprised me the most was Alexa and Helioptile, who were standing in front of the Gym doors. We walked in on the conversation between them.
"The Gym Leader is my sister, Viola." Alexa said.
"Viola?" The guy with a Pikachu asked.
"That's me." Viola said, making the three non-Alexa's turn to us. I realized now that the guy with blond hair had large, circular glasses.
"You mean you're Alexa's sister?" Pikachu guy asked.
"Pika?" His passenger asked also.
"Oh? So I take it you've already met?" Alexa questioned Viola.
"Yeah, at the fountain." Viola said as we walked up to them.
"Well, I wasn't there at the time, sooooo mind introducing me?" I mumbled.
"Right." Alexa said, gesturing to me. "Ash, Clemont, Bonnie, this is my little brother Elliot."
"So your Elliot!" Pika-Guy said. "Alexa told me about you. I'm Ash, and this is my partner Pikachu."
"Pikachu!" His buddy said.
"I KNEW you were Ash! Alexa showed me you in her footage. So yep, I'm Elliot, and this is my only pokemon for four years, Froakie!"
"Froak! Froakie!" My pokemon said.
"It's very nice to meet you Elliot, I'm Clemont." The older male blonde said.
"Hello! I'm Bonnie! And this is Dendenne!" The younger female blond cheered.
"Denne! Denne!" Dendenne said.
"It's nice to meet all of you." I said with a smile.
"I took a picture of Ash and Pikachu at the fountain." Viola explained. You know, this is the closest thing I usually get to a family get-together. "So Ash, I heard from Alexa that you want to challenge me to a Gym Battle."
"You bet! And I still do!" Ash said enthusiastically.
"That's great! But, Elliot asked to battle me first." Viola admitted, patting me on my hat to my great annoyance.
"Oh man." Ash sighed.
"Pika..." Pikachu copied him.
"Hey, wait Sis." I said. "Ash can battle you first."
Everyone looked at me with wide eyes, even Froakie.
"Who are you, and what have you done with Elliot?" Viola gasped.
"Are you sure Elliot?" Alexa asked.
I clenched my fist. "I know. I just really want to see Ash battle! Alexa told me how much you've been through, and you just sound so awesome!"
"Fro! Fro, Froakie!" Froakie cheered for Pikachu.
"Wow, thanks Elliot!" Ash said.
"Pika Pika!" Pikachu cheered.
"In that case, let's go inside!" Viola smirked.
Inside of the Gym was all of Viola's prized bug pokemon photos. I never got tired of these things.
"Wow! You took all of these pictures, Viola?" Ash marvelled.
"Yep, although these are just a few of them." Viola admitted.
"For some reason Viola has a natural habit of photographing bug-type pokemon. She even helps me out with my reporting from time to time." Alexa explained.
"This is really great work!" Clemont said. "You've really captured you're love of bug-types for your subjects!"
"Yeah! You can see how much you care about bug-types!" Bonnie cheered.
I then realised something. I got the two Poke-Balls off of my belt. "Chimchar, Scatterbug, take a look at my sisters pics!"
In a flash of blue light my new pokemon were with us.
Scatterbug was truly interested in it's siblings pictured. Chimchar was more interested in playing around.
"Oh wow!" Bonnie cried, running up to Chimchar. "It's so cute! I've never seen a pokemon like you before!"
"Chimchar!" The fire type cheered. The young child and pokemon started chasing each other.
"Ha ha! Try and catch me!" Bonnie cheered as they began playing together.
"Ch-hi-hi-imchar!" The young pokemon yelled as he tried to catch her.
"Denne! Denne!" Bonnie's partner cried as it joined in as well.
"Please be careful! These pictures are really important to my sister!" I begged, trying to stop them from bumping into the walls.
"You have a Chimchar? That's awesome! It kinda reminds me of my Infernape." Ash said.
My jaw dropped. "You have an INFERNAPE!? You must be strong!"
Clemont walked up to us. "Chimchar certainly seems to get on well with Bonnie and Dendenne."
"That's probably because Chimchar's pretty young, I hatched him from an egg." I explained.
Bonnie then looked like she thought of something, then got a sparkly look in her eyes. "I know! Viola, you're a keeper!" She then ran up to my sister, got on one knee, and held out an arm. "Please take care of my brother!"
"Denneeeee!" Dendenne said.
"Uhhhhhh..." Both me and Viola gaped.
"We're a little bit...confused." Alexa admitted.
"Bonnie, I've told you to stop this a million times!" Clemont panicked.
"No, you need someone to take care of you!" Bonnie pouted.
"Chimchar!" Chimchar backed up her point with puffed cheeks and folded arms.
"I think Viola would make a nice wife!" Bonnie continued.
"A nice wife?" Viola copied her.
"WIIIIIIIIIIIIFE!?"
"FROAKIIIIIIIIIE!?"
Me and Froakie exploded into flames of rage. "You are NOT marrying my sister!" I roared.
"FroakIE!" Froakie emphasised.
"No! No! Of course not!" Clemont panicked even more. "Ahhhh! This is so embarrassing! Aipom Arm activate!"
Suddenly a long arm descended from his backpack and proceeded to drag Bonnie away along with Clemont.
"Think about it, Violaaaaa!" Bonnie called out.
"CHIMCHAR!" Said pokemon was attempting to use Scratch on Clemont to save Bonnie from her supposed attacker.
I eventually cooled down. "Stupid idea."
"Froak." My partner agreed with me.
"Such a unique little girl." Alexa said eventually.
"I guess unique is one word." I mumbled.
"So, Ash. How about that battle?" Viola asked.
"Great!" Was Ash's reply.
"Pika!" Pikachu agreed.
We started to walk to the battlefield when I remembered something. "Come on, Scatterbug!"
"Scrip!" She scuttled over towards me as I returned her to her Poke-Ball.
We entered the battlefield where Alexa, Helioptile, Clemont, Bonnie, Dendenne and Chimchar were on the sidelines. Ash and Pikachu were on one side of the battlefield whilst Viola was on the other side.
"The Gym Battle between Ash the challenger and Viola the Santalune Gym Leader will now begin!" The Gym's referee announced. "Each side will have the use of two pokemon, the battle will end when both of either trainers pokemon are unable to continue! Only the challenger may substitute pokemon!"
I recognised Viola had got into battle mode as she held out her Poke-Ball. "My lens is always focused on victory, no matter what! Surskit, go!"
In a flash of blue light Froakie's main sparring partner appeared with a cry of it's own name.
"A Surskit, huh?" Ash mused as he held up a red pokedex.
'Surskit, the Pond Skater pokemon. Surskit can walk on water as if it were gliding. It attracts prey with the sweet aroma it produces.'
Ash put away his pokedex with a smirk. "My first Kalos Gym Battle, and I'm gonna start it off with you, Pikachu!"
"PikaPika!" The electric mouse agreed, as it was already in the arena.
"Ash is using Pikachu!" Bonnie squealed.
"That's because Pikachu has an advantage over Surskit, who's a bug and water type." Clemont lectured us.
"Type advantages don't matter to Viola." I said dully.
"Froak..." Froakie said through gritted teeth.
"Now, battle...begin!" The referee announced.
(A/N: Optional, If possible, play awesome battle/AMV music during battle scenes.)
Viola and Surskit+1 VS. Ash and Pikachu+1
"Pikachu! Let's start this with Quick Attack!"
"Pika!" Pikachu leapt forward at crazy speed.
"Quick Surskit, use Protect!"
"Surrr!" For all of Pikachu's strength it couldn't break through the green barrier as it was thrown back.
"Go around Surskit and use Iron Tail!"
"Pikachu!" Pikachu ran behind Surskit and leapt into the air as its tail glowed white.
'Pikachu can use Iron Tail?' I gasped inwardly.
"Surskit, dodge it!"
Surskit skated quickly across the ground to avoid the surprise attack. It then began running circles around Pikachu...literally.
"Focus, Pikachu! Use Electro Ball to stop Surskit!"
"Froak?" Froakie gasped.
'Electro Ball as well?'
"Piiiiikaaaachu!" The pokemon leapt into the air and charged an orb of electricity around it's tail, throwing it at Surskit.
"Surskit! Use Ice Beam!"
"Suuuuuuurskit!" Multiple light blue rays were fired from Surskit's tip. Colliding with the Electro Ball and creating a mid-air explosion.
"My sister's very strong." Alexa said as Clemont, Bonnie and Chimchar gasped from the counter. "Defeating her is no easy task."
"Tile!" Helioptile agreed.
I gritted my teeth.
"Froooo..." Froakie growled.
No easy task? Isn't THAT an understatement.
"This is where it begins." Viola smirked. "Use Ice Beam on the field!"
"Suuuuuurskiiiit!" The pond skater fired an Ice Beam directly at the ceiling, which then rained down in multiple beams. Pikachu could only dodge as the beams fell to the battlefiled until it was completely frozen.
"Ah! The battlefields frozen!" Bonnie gasped.
"Chimcharrr." The little pokemon marvelled at the tactic.
"Viola's Ice Field tactic." I mumbled, whilst Froakie glared on.
Pikachu was finding it very difficult to stand, evident by the fact that it kept falling over.
"Ah! Pikachu! Get up! Quick!" Ash called, but his friend was still struggling to balance.
"Our Ice Battlefield's picture perfect! Go, Surskit!"
"Surskit!" Now on familiar ground, Surskit easily surpassed Pikachu in terms of speed.
"Hang in there! Use Iron Tail!"
"Chuuuu!" Pikachu's tail glowed brightly, and as soon as Surskit got close it slammed the bug/water type with it, knocking it back.
"Pull it together Surskit and use Ice Beam!"
"Suuuuurskit!" The light blue beam was fired again.
"Now Pikachu! Use Thunderbolt!"
Pikachu tried to push Ice Beam back with it's own attack, but it's currnet terrible balance it's power dropped and the electric mouse was hit full on. "Pika! Piiii..."
"Pikachu! No!"
"Yes! Now for a picture perfect Signal Beam!"
"Suuuuurskiiiit!" said pokemon leapt into the air and fired a bright pink beam at the defenceless Pikachu, who was thrown back with a cry of pain and swirled eyes.
"Pikachu!" Ash called desperately.
"Pikachu is unable to battle, Surskit is the winner." The referee announced.
Ash ran up to his fallen friend and picked him up. "Pikachu! You okay?"
Pikachu opened it's eyes and smiled gratefully at its trainer, it really made me feel sad.
"You were great out there, thanks buddy." The trainer said soothingly.
"You trained Pikachu quite well Ash, but it still has a long way to go before it can beat my Surskit." Viola lectured him.
"I'll beat it now! With this pokemon!" He held a Poke-Ball out and threw it forward. "Fletchling, let's go!"
In a flash of blue light a small bird pokemon appeared. "Chling!" It chirped.
"Wow! Fletchling will be great! It can attack from above so the frozen ground won't do a thing!" Bonnie said.
"Chim!" Chimchar agreed with her.
"A flying type like Fletchling has an advantage over Surskit too." Clemont added.
"Flying won't help much against Viola." I said to myself.
It was then that I heard the sound of footsteps. "Can I help you?" Alexa asked.
We all turned and I gasped. "Serena! Liz! Thomas!"
Indeed it was my three friends, just walked through the door. "Elliot? Alexa? What are you doing here?" Liz asked.
"Cynda?" Cano in Liz's arms wondered as well.
"I was on my way here, remember?" I replied. "What are YOU doing here?"
"We were on our way here as well." Thomas said plainly.
"Chespin!" Chespin, who was next to him, nodded really fast in agreement.
"Oh, right."
I then noticed a Fennekin standing next to Liz's leg. "Hey, Flare." I greeted it with a wave.
"Froakie." Froakie raised it's hand in greeting.
"Fenne!" The fire fox seemed happy to see us again.
"Flare passed the physical with flying colours." Liz beamed with pride. "So now we're gonna use that knowledge to win our battle here!"
Both of her pokemon cheered.
"Um, we were kinda wondering if it would be okay if we watched them battle?" Serena spoke over the conversation.
"Of course, that would be just fine." Alexa nodded.
"Why don't you join us over here?" Clemont offered.
"Yeah! It's getting real good!" Bonnie called.
Dendenne and Chimchar agreed as well.
"That's so nice of you, thanks!" Serena agreed as we walked over.
By the time introductions were out of the way Flatchling had defeated Surskit with a powerful Razor Wind. But that just meant she could bring out a stronger one.
"Time to beat your other pokemon! And get my first Kalos league Gym Badge!" Ash cheered.
"It's not gonna be that easy." Viola countered.
'Darn right it isn't.' I thought. Ash seemed to be a pretty good trainer, but he was going about battling my sister all wrong. Four years of practice battles against her had taught me that you needed strategy, not just power, to defeat her.
And yet I've done nothing but lose to her every time.
"My Gym Leader's pride's on the line! Vivillon, let's do this!"
In another bright flash Vivillon, a beautiful bug type pokemon (Meadow pattern.) was flying above the battlefield.
"Who's that pokemon?" Ash asked himself as he once again got out his Pokedex.
'Vivillon, the Scale pokemon. Vivillon are skillfully able to find water. It has been said that you'll find a spring if you follow a Vivillon.'
"Alright! Fletchling, Peck!"
"Chlinglinglinglingling!" The tiny bird pokemon spun to the top of the Gym and then dive-bombed Vivillon with a glowing beak.
"See? Flying type moves are super effective against Vivillon!" Clemont said.
"Not gonna work like that." I stated plainly.
"Vivillon! Use Psychic!"
"Viiiii!"! Vivillon's lenses glowed blue along with Fletchling, who was halted mid-attack and then slammed into the battlefield.
"Fletchling!" Ash cried.
Everyone except me and Alexa gasped. "Told you." I concluded.
"Fletchling! Are you okay? Can you still fly?" Luckily Fletchling flapped out of the smoke from the impact. "Alright!"
"Use Gust!"
"Viiiii!" On Viola's call Vivillon's wings truned white and it greated a powerful wind by flapping them.
The powerful wind sent Fletchling flying right into the ceiling, where it got stuck to a blob of web.
'Surskit used Sticky Web before it was defeated. Vivillon just used it to it's advantage.' I thought.
"Fletchling!" Ash gasped.
"It's stuck in that Sticky Web!" Clemont pointed out the obvious.
"Oh no!" Serena said.
"Fletchling's completely defenceless!" Liz added.
"Break free! You can do it, Fletchling!" Ash's cry's were useless however, just like Fletchling's struggles.
"Nobody can escape a bug-types web once your stuck in the centre." I said.
"Froak." Froakie said, knowing all too well.
"A picture perfect opportunity." Viola said, doing her signature pose of making a frame with her thumbs and fingers. "Vivillon, use Solarbeam!"
"Vivillon!" The pokemon cried as it's wings began to glow brightly. There IS a reason Viola's Gym's roof is made of glass.
Vivillon fired a concentrated stream of light energy which hit the defenceless Fletchling dead on.
I huffed. That's it. If your hit by Solarbeam your a goner.
"Oh no! Fletchling!" Ash cried as the poor little bird crashed into the battlefield with swirled eyes.
"Fletchling is unable to battle. Which means the winner is Vivillon and the victory goes to Viola the Gym Leader!" The referee called.
Viola smiled and got out Vivillon's Poike-Ball. "Thanks so much, Vivillon." She smiled as the butterfly pokemon was returned to its Poke-Ball.
Fletchling! Are you okay?" Ash ran and picked up the small bird and cradled it in his arms.
"Fletchling." It said weakly.
We all exited the sidelines and walked up to him. Well, Clemont and Bonnie ran.
"Ash!" Bonnie called as Clemont carried Pikachu to him.
"We need to get them both to the Pokemon Centre." Clemont advised. "I'm afraid that battle put them through a lot."
I walked over and looked at them. Both were covered in bruises and looked very weak.
Ash really looked hurt at seeing his pokemon in pain. Then he turned to Viola. "I know I lost. But...I'll become stronger and come back! And when I do I hope you'll let me have a rematch."
"I'll be looking forward to it. Come back any time." Viola agreed.
Ash nodded. "Let's go." He said to Clemont and Bonnie as they ran out of the Gym.
Serena looked a bit disheartened for some reason. Then she seemed to notice something, picked it up, and ran out as well.
I just continued to stare. The only people left in the Gym were me, Froakie, Chimchar, Liz, Thomas, Alexa and the referee.
"Poor Ash." Thomas sighed.
"Yeah, he really looked worried. And where's Serena going?" Liz asked.
"So Elliot." I turned to Viola at the mention of my name. "How about our battle now?"
I froze. I just couldn't move.
I was scared.
Scared of seeing what happened to Pikachu and Fletchling to my own pokemon.
Scared of my own sister.
"I..." I swallowed the lumps in my voice. "I'm sorry Viola, but...can we postpone that battle?"
She looked confused for a second, then just nodded. "Sure, take all the time you need."
I returned Chimchar to his Poke-Ball. "Liz, Thomas, you guys can battle Viola until I come back, okay?" I then ran out of the Gym myself.
"Elliot! Where are you going?" Liz called after me, but I didn't stop running for a while.
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"Use Quick Attack again!"
"Froakiiiiie!"
Froakie rammed into the sandbag with surprising force jumping back to avoid the sandbags swinging counter with impressive agility.
"Chimchar! Scratch!"
"Chiiiimchar!"
The fire type scratched the bag with sharp nails, making a few dents in it.
"Scatterbug! Tackle!"
"Scriiiip!" The bug type rammed into the bag as well. The multiple attacks caused the chain to break and the sandbag landed on the ground with a thud.
"Phew." I sighed, wiping the sweat off of my brow. "Great job everybody! You deserve a reward!"
I fished the pokemon food out of my bag and poured it in a bowl for the three to share, who tucked in gratefully.
It was pretty late now, very dark. Me and my pokemon were training in a little sandpit near the outskirts of the city, to prepare ourselves...
I sighed. "I'm sorry guys." The three gave me a puzzling look. "I was a coward back at the gym, I just..." I struggled to find the next words to say. "You're my friends, and I didn't want you to get hurt. But...I know that we fight together! We'll win together! And I wouldn't be here today without you." I held out my hand. "Thank you all, for being there."
"...Froak." Froakie said with a smile as he held out his hand as well.
"Chim...Chimchaaar." Chimchar held out his hand with tear-filled eyes.
"Skrip." Scatterbug held out one of the hairs on her head.
We all placed our hands together. "We're a team!"
"Fraokie!"
"Chimchar!"
"Skrip!"
"You really are great, you know that?"
"Thanks, I...huh?"
I turned to see Viola standing behind me.
"Ahhhh! S-Sis!? When did you get there!?" I screamed.
"A while ago." She said as she came and sat next to me. "So then, your scared about what would happen to your pokemon."
"Yeah." I nodded. "They're my friends, and I didn't want them in pain. Do I not trust them? Am I a bad trainer?"
She simply smiled and shook her head. "That's exactly what a good trainer would say." She held her camera and switched to a picture of Ash and Pikachu. "This is the pic I got of Ash and Pikachu at the fountain."
"You've done it again, Sis." I smiled. "You've really captured their spirit and bond."
She nodded. "Yep, and you know what I think? I see that in you and Froakie too."
"Really?" I said, looking down at Froakie.
"Ever since you got him." Viola confirmed. "All of your pokemon even, they look like they'd give up everything for you. And you care about them, so it's a two way deal, now all you've gotta do is find the strength you've lost to match your pokemon."
I looked at all three, who seemed to nod in agreement.
Viola then reached into her pocket and pulled out a picture. It was of me, Viola and Alexa sitting together. Helioptile was perched on Alexa's shoulder, whilst a Scatterbug was in Viola's lap. I was only five years old and was sorta squished in the middle.
"Do you remember this picture?" Viola asked.
"Of course!" I nodded.
"Do you remember what happened the day before I took it?"
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I remember it like it was yesterday.
Me and Viola were playing in Santalune forest. I was still five in case you don't know.
Usually I was only allowed on the outskirts of the forest as it was dangerous for me. But Viola had insisted that it was okay for us to play in it since she was old enough.
Anyway, I happened to be running past a small cliff when I tripped and rolled down it, spraining my ankle. I had a crying fit until it was reduced to sniffles, and that's when Scatterbug found me.
"Skrip!" It said, having done it's task of finding me.
"Shhh! You can't tell Viola I'm here!" I whispered, trying to hide behind a rock.
Too late, my camera trigger happy sister was already walking my way, still carrying the camera Alexa had got her for her birthday.
"Found you!" She said, snapping a photo. "Now I've got evidence you were here!"
I tried to shuffle away some more, this only made her frown. "Hey Elliot, are you okay?" She knelt down to me and gasped. "What happened to your ankle!?"
I sniffed back more tears. "I...I was playing up there. B-But then I slipped and fell down, and now it really, really hurts!"
"Here, let me help you." She tried to get me to stand up but pain instantly shot through my leg.
"Owowowowowowwwwww!" I slumped back down. "It hurts too much! I can't move anywhere! And now Mummy and Big Sis will find out we went too far into the forest and we'll get in trouble!" I was close to crying again.
Viola thought for a second, then for some reason she smiled. "Okay then. how about this?" She held onto my shoulders. "Don't listen to anything else, just me, okay?"
I nodded, still sniffing back tears. "Well, you are a very brave boy." She told me, as if it was a story. "And I know it hurts a lot, but don't think about how much it hurts, think about something good, something happy."
"Happy?" I sniffed. "L-Like what?"
"Anything, anything that makes YOU happy."
I thought for a second. "You...and Mummy...and Big Sis!"
She smiled. "Yep! And me and Mum and Alexa believe in you."
"Y-You do?"
"Of course we do! Your very strong. And I KNOW you can stand up." She smiled some more. "Because your a very brave boy. And we believe in you."
I thought about what she said some more. Then, ignoring then pain as best I could, I slowly stood up, allowing Viola to support me.
"There you go! You did it!" Viola congratulated me.
"Yay!" I cheered.
"Skrip!" Scatterbug used it's String Shot to make a cast for my ankle before crawling onto Viola's shoulder.
"Thank you, Scatterbug." I said happily.
"Now can you move?" Viola asked.
"I think so." I mumbled.
"Okay, let's go home, alright?"
"Uh-huh!"
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"That day, you were strong in terms of spirit." Viola said. "But everybody needs something to help kick-start their spirit again. And I'm sure the best remedy is friends."
"My friends?" I asked as Froakie leapt back onto my shoulder.
"Yep." Viola then stood up. "Well, it's getting late, so we'd better be going. I'll see you tomorrow, right?"
"You bet! We're gonna get our first Gym Badge!" I cried with new power.
All of my pokemon cheered their agreement.
Viola smiled. "Excellent, see you tomorrow." She began walking away when she stopped. "Oh yes, I think Alexa and your friends were looking for you, you should go see them." She then continued walking away.
No sooner had she left when I suddenly heard someone call out. "Elliot!"
I turned to see Alexa, Liz, Cano, Flare, Thomas and Chespin running towards me. "Guys?"
However as I focused my eyes I also saw Ash, Pikachu, Clemont, Bonnie, Dendenne and Serena coming as well.
"Elliot! Thank goodness you're okay!" Alexa gasped. "When Liz and Thomas said you ran off, we looked all over but couldn't find you anywhere!"
"It was really late by the time we told them." Thomas explained. "We were just worried for your safety."
"We were all sick with worry you know!" Liz scolded me. "You could've at least told us where you were going!"
"Cynda!"
"Fenn!"
I rubbed the back of my head nervously. "I'm sorry guys, I didn't mean to make you worry. But we're all fine now!"
My pokemon resonated an agreement.
"Well, now that we're all reunited, how about we go back to thge Pokemon Centre for some food?" Clemont suggested.
My stomach abruptly growled. "Sounds good to me." I laughed.
OCXY
Back at the Center, Bonnie was playing with Chimchar whilst the rest of us talked together.
"I see, you were worried about how badly they would get hurt." Clemont nodded.
"That's understandable for you Elliot, but I've never seen you run out before." Alexa said.
"It's just that when I saw a poweful trainer like Ash lose, it got me down a bit." I admitted.
"I guess that explains it, I mean you've never let a loss drag you down before." Alexa agreed.
"Huh? Whaddaya mean?" Ash asked as Pikachu was eating.
"Elliot and Viola have battled a lot of times, but he lost every one." Alexa explained. "But each time he got back up on his feet, adjusted his strategy and tried again."
"But the result was still the same." I sighed.
"Froak." Froakie huffed.
"That's great!"
I was a bit startled at Ash's outburst. "Great? What are you talking about?"
"Even though you lost so many times, you kept trying again!" Ash said. "That's what being a trainer's all about! Believing in and working with your pokemon! I really want to battle you someday Elliot!"
"Pika Pika!" Pikachu agreed.
"Ash." I said, a bit flabbergasted. But I quickly recovered. "Yeah! I wanna battle you too!"
"Froakie!"
"Then it's a deal!" Ash said as we shook hands.
"Ash, Elliot. We're all gonna be there for the both of you tomorrow." Serena assured us. "I know you two will both win!"
"Yeah! You've gotta get us pumped up for our battle as well!" Liz added.
"Cynda!"
We both nodded. "Thanks everyone." We said together.
The rest of the night was full of a LOT of questions.
"Serena, you knew Ash?"
"You have HOW MANY BADGES!?"
"Oh yeah! I think I watched the Lily of the Valley Conference."
"You and Pikachu must be really close."
But eventually, we settled down to sleep.
OCXY
We all walked into the Gym where Viola was waiting. "Welcome back. So then, who am I challenging first?"
"Alright Ash, good luck." I said.
But Ash shook his head. "Nah, I'm good. You can go first."
My eyes widened. "Really? Even after all your training."
"Yep, I wanna see YOU battle Elliot!"
"Pika! Pika!" Pikachu agreed.
I couldn't contain my excitement. "YES! Let's do it, Froakie!"
"Froakie!" Me partner cheered as we went to the other side of the field.
"The Gym Battle between Elliot and Viola is about to begin!" The referee announced. "Both sides will use two pokemon, and the winner is decided when either opponents pokemon are unable to battle!"
Viola held out her Poke-Ball. "Don't think you'll get off easy Elliot! Surskit, let's go!"
Surskit appeared in a flash of bright light.
"This is it! We'll put everything we have into this battle!" I pointed forward. "I'm gonna start my first Gym Battle with you Froakie!"
"Froakiiiiie!" Froakie leaped from my shoulder onto the battlefield. The two pokemon stared each other down, today was the day they'd settle the score.
"Then let the battle...begin!"
Santalune Gym Battle
Viola and Surskit+1 VS. Elliot and Froakie+1
"Froakie! Let's work together! Use Quick Attack!"
"Frooooooooakiiiie!" Froakie charged forward at incredible speed.
"Surskit! Use Protect!"
"Stop, Froakie!"
As Surskit put up it's shield Froakie halted mid-attack.
"Woah! Froakie cancelled out it's own attack!" Ash gasped.
"Training together for four years with the same moves allows you to master them." Alexa explained.
"Show 'em what you've got, Froakie!" Liz called.
"Cyndaaaaaaa!"
"Signal Beam, Surskit!"
"Dodge and use Bubble!"
As Surskit fired the pink laser Froakie did one of it's impressive leaps, took a big intake of breath, and blew energy bubbles at Surskit.
"You dodge as well, Surskit!"
"Surskit!" It cried as it dodged the bubbles with it's skating skills.
"Now's the time! Prepare the Ice Field!"
Suuuuuuuuuur..." Surskit began charging it's Ice Beam.
"Don't let it! Disorientate it with Lick!"
"Froaklie!" Froakie yelled as his long tongue shot out and licked Surskit. The poor pokemon got goosebumps and fired it's Ice Beam at the trees surrounding the field instead.
"Surskit!" Viola cried out.
"Now! Bubble!"
"Frooooooa...kiiiiie!" The frog pokemon blew more energy bubbles, knocking the pond skater into the wall.
"Are you all right, Surskit?" Viola asked the pokemon, who stood tall and nodded. "Okay then! Use Signal Beam!"
"Backflip away, Froakie!"
Using it's agile athletic abilities Froakie narrowly avoided the attack.
"Now! Prepare the Ica Field!"
"Surskiiiit!" This time Surskit managed to get the ice bolts to rain down. Froakie managed to avoid them all until the field was all icy.
"Ice Stage complete! Go, Surskit!"
"Charge, Froakie!"
The two pokemon ran at each other, skating around each other and trying to gain an edge.
"Look at Froakie go!" Ash cheered.
"But, how is he able to move on the ice like that?" Serena asked.
"I was thinking the same thing. Has Elliot trained Froakie to battle on ice?" Clemont wondered aloud.
"Yes and no." Alexa said. "Froakie played around and battled on Surskit's Ice Stage a lot. Over time it became a natural at fighting on ice just like Surskit."
"Elliot's Froakie truly is incredible." Thomas mused.
"Froakie! Slow Surskit down with your Frubbles!"
"Frooooooa...kie! Kie! Kie!" He reached into his back and threw loads of bubbles, but Surskit just evaded them.
"Use Signal Beam!"
"Suuuurskit!" The pink beam was fired again, only this time it hit Froakie square in the chest!
"Froakie!" He yelled as he was thrown back.
"Froakie! Are you alright!? Can you stand up?"
Froakie got back up again and glared at Surskit. "Froak!" He said with a nod.
"Froakie is as resilient as always." Viola sighed. "Slow it down with Sticky Web!"
"Suuuuuuuurskit! Skit! Skit!" Many silk blobs were launched around the gym.
"Don't let them land on you! Take them out with Bubble!"
Froakie once again blew bubbles in order to cancel out the Sticky Web.
"Not bad! Confuse Froakie with your speed!"
"Surskit!" The little pokemon skated forward again.
"Now's our chance! Slide underneath Surskit!"
"Froakiiiiiiie!" Sliding across the ice and flattening himself down, Froakie was able to bypass Surskit and leap into the air behind it.
"What?" Viola gasped.
"Attack with Water Pulse!"
"Froooooooa...kie!" Froakie charged up the sphere of water in his palms and launched it at Surskit's back.
"Turn around and use Signal Beam!"
The two attack collided and created an explosion with a lot of smoke.
"Use Quick Attack!"
"Quickly! Protect!"
Surskits green shield launched Froakie back over to my side, but he quickly recovered.
"Elliot and Viola are really giving it their all." Clemont marvelled.
"Both of their prides are on the line in this battle." Alexa said. "Viola's as a Gym Leader, and Elliot's as a starting Trainer. They're fighting for not only themselves, but their pokemon as well."
"Stop Froakie from moving with Ice Beam!"
"Surskiiiiiit!" I watched with a gaping mouth as Froakie was frozen up to his neck.
"Froakie!" I called to him.
"Oh no! Froakie's in trouble!" Serena gasped.
"A perfect shot! Surskit! Skate forward and use Signal Beam!"
"Ungh! Use Bubble!"
"Froakiiiiie!" Surskit just easily avoided the bubbles and began charging.
"You have to get away, Froakie!" Bonnie yelled.
"If that attack hits-" Thomas couldn't finish his sentence.
I gritted my teeth. He couldn't break free, so what could I...wait, yes! It's a long shot but it might just work!
"Froakie! Use Lick to wrap your tongue around that tree!" I pointed to one of the trees surrounding the Gym.
Froakie shot his tongue out and wrapped it around the designated tree.
"Now pull yourself to it!"
Using his strong tongue muscles, Froakie pulled his body to his tongue and slammed into Surskit! Shattering his ice body in the process!
"No way!" Viola breathed.
"Now Froakie! Throw your Frubbles!"
"Froa...kie!" My partner threw bubbles from his back straight into Surskit's face, blinding it.
"Surskit!" It called out in panic.
"Yes! Now, use Water Pulse!"
"Protect!"
Once more the shield blocked the attack, but I was ready this time. "Follow up with Quick Attack!" I yelled with a fist pump.
"FroooooooaKIIIIIE!" Froakie rammed into Surskit at super-fast speed, launching it back into the wall.
"Surskit!" Viola called as her pokemon layed against the wall with swirly eyes.
"Surskit is unable to battle! Froakie is the winner!"
"Alright, Froakie! You did it! You were awesome out there!" I cheered.
"Froooooakie!" He croaked with a smile.
Viola returned Surskit to it's Poke-Ball. "Thank you Surskit. You deserve a good rest." She looked at me. "Looks like you've gotten stronger, Elliot." She held out her other Poke-Ball. "But you've got a long way to go before you beat Vivillon!"
"Vivillon!" The pokemon cried as it appeared.
I looked at my partner. "Froakie, can you still battle?"
Froakie looked at me with dead seriousness and nodded. "Froakie."
"Alright! Let's show Vivillon what we've got!"
Viola smirked. "Let's see then! Use Gust!"
"Viiiiiivilloooooon!" The butterfly pokemons wings glowed brightly as a powerful wind shot forward.
"Stand your ground, Froakie!"
Froakie held onto the icy ground as best he could, only being pushed back a little bit as the wind subsided.
"Now spin and use Bubble!"
"Froooooakiiiiiie!" Froakie spun at rapid speed and shot bubbles everywhere, Vivillon got hit by around a quarter of them as it tried to dodge them all.
"Follow up with Water Pulse!"
"FrooooaKIE!" Froakie stopped spinning and threw a watery orb at Vivillon.
"Dodge it!"
Vivillon only managed to swoop to the side just in time.
"Put Froakie to sleep with Sleep Powder!"
"Viiiiiiii!" Vivillon flapped it's wings and sent a green powder from its wings towards Froakie.
"Jump, Froakie!"
Using his impressive jumping skills, Froakie dodged the attack and came face to face with Vivillon, who gasped at the sudden meeting.
I fist pumped. "Time for a close range Water Pulse!"
"FroooooaKIIIIIIEEEE!" Froakie created a Water Pulse in its palm and slammed it into Vivillon Force Palm style, sending it flying back.
"Yes! Way to go Froakie!" I cheered.
"Don't celebrate too soon Elliot." Viola smirked as I raised an eyebrow. "Froakie's completely defenceless in midair! Use Solarbeam, Vivillon!"
"Viiiivillooooon!" Said pokemon charged up light energy and fired it at Froakie! It hit him full on!
"FROAKIIIIIIE! NOOOOO!" I screamed as Froakie was thrown back I jumped and grabbed him, slamming into the wall.
"Elliot!" Alexa yelled.
I looked down at Froakie, who was covered in bruises and had swirls for eyes. "Froakie..."
"Froakie is unable to battle! The winner is Vivillon!"
I gently rested Froakie beside me, who woke up and looked at me with sad eyes.
"Froakie..." He said weakly.
I smiled. "Froakie, you were the best out there. I'm so proud of you."
"Froak." He whispered with a sad look.
I took out a Poke-Ball and held it to him. "Let's place our trust in my next pokemon."
"...Froakie." Froakie nodded with a determined look.
"So Elliot, which pokemon are you using to battle my Vivillon?" Viola asked.
I turned my hat around backwards (A/N: Things just got serious.). "I choose this one! Chimchar! Show 'em your spirit!"
I threw the Poke-Ball forward, and it opened to release a bright light which quickly turned into Chimchar.
"Chimchar!" He cried as he did a little dance of joy.
"Yaaaay! It's Chimchar! Good luck, Chimchaaaaaar!" Bonnie cheered.
"Dendenne Denne!" Dendenne called to him.
"Chi-hi-imchar!" Chimchar called, waving to its new friends.
"I know you can do it Chimchar!" I said.
"Froakie!" Froakie called.
"Elliot, isn't Chimchar only three days old?" Liz shouted.
"Yep! This is his first proper battle!" I agreed.
Everyone froze.
"WHAAAAAT!?" Everyone yelled.
"I know, I know. But we're giving everything we've got! Right, Chimchar?" I asked.
"Chimchar! Chimchar!" He agreed.
"Alright Elliot, I wanna see yours and Chimchar's trust!" Viola said.
"Right! Let's show 'em your spirit Chimchar! Use Ember!"
"ChiiiiimCHAAAAAR!" The fire monkey took a deep breath and exhaled loads of small embers at Vivillon.
"Dodge and use Gust!"
Vivillon easily avoided it and blew Chimchar into the wall. "Chimchar!" I cried.
"Chimchar isn't experienced in fighting on ice like Froakie is!" Clemont said.
"Come on Chimchar! Don't give up!" Bonnie cried, waving her arms around frantically.
"Chimchar! Are you okay!?" I asked.
Chimchar stood back up after a little shake of it's head. "Chimchar!"
"Alright then! Since running won't work on the ice, slide forward on your stomach and use Scratch!"
"Chi-hi-hi-imchar!" Chimchar cried as he slid forward and jumped up to Vivillon, slashing it with it's right hand.
"Even though Chimchar's so young, it can fight well!" Ash said.
"Elliot did spend a lot of time training Chimchar during our last days in Sinnoh." Liz mumbled.
"Yeah! Go! Go! Chimchar!" Bonnie cheered along with Dendenne.
"Okay Chimchar! Use Flame Charge!"
"Chim! Chimchimchimchimchimchimchim..." Chimchar stomped on the ground quickly, picking up debris smoke until it completely surrounded him. "Chiiiiiiimchaaaaaaar!" He then shot out of the smoke surrounded by fire.
"Dodge Vivillon!"
Vivillon was tiring, and it just barely dodged the attack.
"Follow up with Ember!"
"Chimchar!" Said pokemon cried as it spat a group of embers into Vivillon's back.
"Don't let up! Flame Charge again!"
"Chimchimchimchimchimchimchimchimchim...CHIMCHAR!" Chimchar charged again, this time it grazed Vivillon's wing.
"Ungh! Vivillon! Use Psychic!"
"Viiiii..." Vivillon said as it's eyes glowed blue. Chimchar was picked up and then slammed into the ground using psychic power.
"Chimchar!" I called as the smoke cleared.
Chimchar managed to pick himself up, but there were tears in his eyes. "Chiim..."
"Sorry about this, but Vivillon! Sleep Powder!"
"Chimchar! Jump into the canopy surrounding the battlefield!"
"Chim!?" Chimchar quickly wiped away it's tears and jumped into the forest as the powder covered the place it was previously.
"Scan the area for Chimchar!"
Vivillon flew low and tried to scope out Chimchar, but to no avail.
"Get onto Vivillon's back!"
Chimchaaaar!" The little fire type jumped from a nearby tree onto the bug/flying types back.
"Now! Scratch! Scratch! Keep 'em up!"
"Chimchar! Chimchar! Chimchar!" The little monkey kept on scratching Vivillon's back.
"Throw it off, Vivillon!"
Vivillon swooped and swerved all over the place, trying to throw off the small pokemon.
"Hang on, Chimchar!"
Chimchar held on as tight as possible, when it got a dtermined look in it's eye.
"Chiiiiiiiiiiiim..." Chimchar curled his right hand into a fist as it started...crackling?
"CHAAAAAAR!" Chimchar's fist became envoloped in electricity and glowed yellow as it punched Vivillon into the ground. He landed in front of me shortly after.
"Woah..." I gasped.
"Froak..." Froakie copied me.
"Wh...What was that?" Serena asked.
"I...believe...Chimchar just used Thunderpunch." Clemont said in disbelief.
"Wow! Hear that Chimchar? You can use Thunderpunch!" I said.
"Chimchar! Chi-hi-hi-hi-imchar! Chi-hi-hi-hi-imchar!" Chimchar danced with joy at its new attack.
"Chimchar's so cool!" Bonnie cheered along with Dendenne.
"Vivillon! Can you still fly?"
Slowly Vivillon flapped it's wings and rose into the sky once more.
"We can do this Chimchar! Use Flame Charge!"
"Chimchimchimchimchimchimnchimnchimchimchim...CHIMCHAR!" Chimchar charged again in fire.
"Sleep Powder, Vivillon!"
"Viiiivillon!" Said pokemon spread the charging pokemon with green powder.
"Chim?...Chim...charrrr..." His attack stopped and he flopped onto the icy battlefield, snoring contently.
"Oh no! Chimchar! Wake up!" I cried.
"Froakie!" Froakie cried.
"Another perfect shot Vivillon! Use Solarbeam!"
"Viiiii..." Vivillon began charging power.
"Wake up! WAKE UP CHIMCHAR!" I shouted.
"Chimchar! Wake up!" Ash yelled.
"Chimchaaar! Wake uuuuuup!" Bonnie cried.
"You've gotta wake up, Chimchar!" Liz called.
"Now Vivillon! Fire!"
"VIVILLOOOOOON!"
The attack shot straight down onto him and created a huge explosion.
"CHIMCHAAAAAAR!" I screamed.
When the dust cleared, Chimchar was lying down, covered in a lot of bruises. "Chimchar..." I gasped.
I clenched my fist. "Stand up! You've gotta stand up Chimchar!"
He wouldn't respond.
I bit my lip. 'Chimchar, I know you can still battle. But what can I-'
I thought of something, one tiny thought. But it HAD to work.
"Chimchar! Listen to me! Don't listen to anything else, okay?"
He still wouldn't respond.
"Your a very strong pokemon. I know it must hurt a lot. But don't think about the damage you've taken. Think about all of the happy things!"
"Is that...?" Viola gasped.
"Vi...?" Vivillon chirped thoughtfully.
"Listen. I KNOW you can stand up! And so does Froakie! And Liz! And Bonnie! And Ash, and Alexa and everyone else as well! We all believe in you!"
"Yeah! You can do it Chimchar!" Bonnie said.
"Chimchar...remember that we fight together! I know you can do it! 'Cause you're strong Chimchar!"
Still nothing.
The referee sighed. "Chimchar is unable to-"
"Chimchar!"
We all turned towards Chimchar. "Chim...ch...ar..." He slowly lifted himself to his knees with one weak arm. Then very slowly and weakly staggered to his feet.
"I've never seen anyone survive Vivillon's Solarbeam before." Alexa gasped.
"We're a team Chimchar!" I cried. "You'll NEVER fight alone! Let's win together!"
"Froakie!" Froakie cheered.
Chimchar straightened himself to his full height and glared at Vivillon with a new fire burning in its eyes. "CHIIIIIIMCHAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!"
Suddenly Chimchar's flame grew as big as Chimchar himself, and he was coated in a blanket of flames!
"It's Chimchar's Ability! Blaze!" Liz cried.
"Cynda! Cyndaquil!" Cano cheered.
"Alright! We can do this Chimchar! Time to show 'em your burning spirit!" I said.
"ChimCHAR!" He said as he turned to me and gave ma a thumbs up.
"Alright! Use Ember!"
Chimchar took a deep breath and shot a large fireball at Vivillon.
"Dodge and use Gust!"
"Dig your fingers into the ground using Scratch!"
"ChiiiiimCHAR!" Chimchar scratched into the ground and managed to hold on.
"Now use Ember on the battlefield!"
"CHIMCHAR!" He shot another large fireball which exploded and rained down like Draco Meteor. The attack burned away the ice in patches around the battle field.
"Sleep powder Vivillon!"
"Jump to the patches you made!"
"Chimchar!" The fire type leapt onto it's new stable footing and managed to avoid the green powder.
"Now use Scratch!"
"Throw it away with Psychic!"
Chimchar attempted to scratch Vivillon, but it simply threw it at the wall.
"Rebound off of the wall and use Thunderpunch!"
Chimchar pushed off using his feet and leapt back at Vivillon with an electrified fist.
"Use Psychic and slam it into the ground.
"Viiiii!" Once again Chimchar was thrown away.
"Rebound off the ground and get behind Vivillon!"
"Chim...Chimchar!" Using impressive strength for such a little Chimchar, he pushed against the ground using his hands and backflipped onto another non-icy patch.
"Show your power with Ember!"
"ChiiiimCHAR!" He shot another fireball, hitting Vivillon square in the back.
"Vivillon!" Viola cried. Vivillon was very weak and was only just hovering above the battlefield.
"Here's OUR perfect shot!" I said, doing Viola's signature pose. "Chimchar! Use FLAME CHARGE!"
"CHIM! CHIM! CHIMCHIMCHIMCHIMCHIMCHIM...CHIMCHAAAAAR!" Chimchar's tail flame envoloped himself and he charged forward at amazing speed.
"Counter with Solarbeam!"
Vivillon tried to charge up energy, but Chimchar slammed into it and sent it flying into the wall. Afterwards, Chimchar's flame returned to normal and his fiery aura disappeared.
When the smoke finally cleared Vivillon was lying in the debris with swirled eyes, completely burnt.
"Vivillon is unable to battle! Chimchar is the winner! And that means the victory goes to Elliot of Lumios City!"
I just stared dumbly for a minute. "We won?" I then broke into a giant smile. "We won! Froakie! Chimchar!"
"Froakiiiiie!"
"Chiiimchar!"
I hugged both of my pokemon. "You two were absolutely INCREDIBLE! We managed to win because of you! Thank you so much!"
Both of them cheered as Viola walked over to us. "Well, looks like you finally beat me, little brother."
I stood up and smiled. "Thanks Sis."
The referee walked over with the badge on a platter. Viola sighed. "Okay. I'm gonna say this part as a Gym Leader. I recognise your strength as a trainer and could see you and you're pokemon had a really strong bond." She then smiled. "And this I'm saying as a big sister. I'm annoyed I lost, but I couldn't be more proud of you, and I think that was the best battle we ever had. Oh, and you still remember that time, huh?"
I smiled myself. "I'd never forget that time. You helped me become strong and I've always looked up to you, you're my sister after all."
Viola took the badge. "Now then, as a gym leader AND a sibling, I acknowledge your strength and bond, and present you with the Bug Badge."
With a huge heart I gratefully took the badge, which was a bronze bug face with crystal eyes. "Viola...thanks so, so much!" I couldn't contain my happiness.
"Alright! We finally beat Sis! And we got...the Bug Badge!" I held the badge up in victory.
"Froa-kie!" Froakie cheered with a leap of joy.
"Chim! Chim! Chimchar!" Chimchar danced with joy.
Everyone ran up to me. "You really did it!" Liz said.
"Cyndaquil! Quil!"
"It was extremely close for a second, but you managed to pull it off!" Thomas exclaimed.
"Chespiiiin! Chespiiiin!" Chespin cheered, jumping up and down.
"That was an awesome battle! You, Froakie and Chimchgar were totally in sync!" Ash almost yelled with admiration.
"Pika Pikachu!" Pikachu smiled.
"It really turned around with Chimchar's Blaze Ability." Serena said with a smile.
"And your strategies with Froakie were incredible!" Clemont agreed.
"To be honest, I'm really glad I got to see you two battle." Alex admitted.
"Helioptile!"
"Chimchar and Froakie were just incredible!" Bonnie giggled.
"Dendenne!" Said pokemon agreed.
"Chimchar!" Chimchar attempted to leap into Bonnie's arms, but collapsed beforehand.
"Chimchar!" I said in shock, when suddenly Froakie went limp in my arms. "Froakie! Oh man! I need to get you two to the Pokemon Centre!" I ran to the door with my friends in my arms when i suddenly turned around. "Sorry Ash, but it looks like I can't watch your rematch with my Sis!"
"No problem! Just get Froakie and Chimchar to the Pokemon Centre!" Ash said with a thumbs up.
"Great! Good luck!" I yelled as I ran out.
"We'll go with him!" Liz said as she dragged Thomas out with her.
OCXY
Finally Nurse Joy came out with Froakie and Chimchar on a rolling table pushed by Wigglytuff.
"Here we go. Both of them have made a full recovery." Nurse Joy said as they both leaped into my arms.
"That's great! Thanks Nurse Joy!" I said.
"No problem at all." Nurse Joy said.
"Wigglytuff." The pink pokemon said, bowing to us.
I returned Chimchar to his Poke-Ball as Froakie perched on my shoulder. then I turned to Liz and Thomas. "I really beat Viola and got my first Gym Badge! So what are you guys gonna do?"
"We didn't exactly battle Viola as we were a TINY bit busy looking for you." Liz murmured. "So we're training for a bit to challenge her."
"I still need to catch a second pokemon." Thomas huffed.
"Chespin." Chespin pouted.
"But we're gonna catch up to you in no time!" Liz said with a smirk.
"Sure! See you soon!" I said as all three of us shook hands.
Froakie, Cano and Chespin all said their own goodbyes as we walked out of the centre.
"Okay! Next Gym's in Cyllage City! Ready Froakie?" I asked.
"Froak!" Froakie said with a fist pump.
We started walking when someone stopped us.
"Sis? What are you doing here?" I asked.
"I came to see you off." She said. "Ash won his Gym Battle and he, Clemont, Bonnie and Serena are moving on."
"That's great! I'm glad he won!" I clamped a hand over my mouth. "Sorry, I mean..."
Viola just laughed. "It's alright. When your a Gym Leader you have to learn how to lose. After all, the more people I battle, the better both me and my pokemon become." She looked at me. "Listen, if you hurry you should be able to catch up with them. It is better to travel in a group after all."
I stood there for a second then smiled. "Thanks, Sis."
She smiled again. "Have fun on your journey, K?"
I smiled back. Checking around to make sure no-one was there, I gave her a hug. "Bye Sis, I'll miss you."
She hugged me back. "I'll miss you too, have fun Elliot."
"I will, Viola." I said as we broke away and I started running off. "See you again soon!"
I managed to get to the route as the four were leaving.
"Guys! Wait! Hold up!" The four turned to me as I panted. "Huff...too...huff...much...huff...running"
"That's something we can agree on." Clemont sighed.
"Hey Elliot! I got my Gym Badge!" Ash said.
I straightened myself. "Yeah, I heard from Sis. Listen, I was wondering if I could travel with you guys. It's more fun in a group, right Froakie?"
"Froak! Froak!" Froakie agreed.
"Really? Elliot it would be great if you came with us!" Serena said as she clasped her hands together.
"And Chimchar too! Ash PLEASE can Elliot come with us?" Bonnie preached.
"Of course! Besides, we're gonna have a battle at some point. Right?" Ash smirked.
"Pikachu!" Said pokemon agreed.
"Yeah! Of course!" I said.
"Froakie!" Froakie fist pumped.
"Great! Let's go!" Ash said as he held out his hand.
"Yeah!" I said as I shook his hand.
Froakie and Pikachu shook hands as well with a knowing nod.
"Then let's go!" Ash said as we all started walking.
"Elliooooooot! Please send out Chimchar!" Bonnie begged.
"Bonnie, Chimchar is Elliot's pokemon, you can't just ask for him to bring him out." Clemont sighed.
"I'm sure Chimchar will be good!" Serena emphasised.
I just laughed. These were some pretty good friends to travel with. I'm truly lucky.
OCXY
Viola helped me out of the forest as Santalune was in sight, the bandage Scatterbug had made was still holding tight.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get hurt." I mumbled.
Viola smiled at me. "Don't worry about it. It was an accident, and if they ask, I'll take the heat."
I looked at her with wide eyes. "B-But then you'll-"
"Don't worry about me." She waved it off. "Your my little brother, I've gotta watch out for you."
I sniffed back more tears and hugged her. "Thanks Viola. Your the best sister ever."
She took my hand. "And your the best little brother ever."
We walked back into town, happily hand in hand.
Next Time: Our heroes learn about Rhyhorn racing and Ash wants to compete! With Serena's help Ash could just win! With a new friend being introduced and Team Rocket appearing, will Ash even get to the finish line?
And so a MASSIVE chapter is done! Is that...9000+ words!?...Woah.
Anyway, reviews are very much appreciated but not needed! Say what you liked about this chapter and the fight scenes, and if I could improve anything!
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Anyway, thank you for reading!