Sorry for the wait, I didn't want to write in the week due to school. Okay, chapter 5. The gym battle. This will be amusing since I've never wrote a battle before.

As they stepped it, the room was clearly that of the rock-type gym. All the battlefield was completely made from rock and gravel. At the other side of the room was a man with closed eyes and brown hair. One could wonder how he was able to see clearly with his eyes closed like that. He looked at the children, who had entered his gym and smiled gently. ''You children here for a gym battle? I'm the gym leader, Brock.'' He then noticed Misty, who silently nodded her head. He watched as the orange haired 13 year old climb the stairs to the balcony view with Luchia and Eevee.

''I am, yes. My name is Ash Ketchum and this is my partner, Pikachu.'' said Ash, with a small smirk on her face. Pikachu shared that smirk, as he leaped off of his trainer's shoulder and stood in front of the battle field with a smug face. ''Pikachu, come back here. Remember, your not my starting Pokemon.'' The yellow mouse sighed and climbed back up onto his trainer's shoulder.

''Not starting with your Pikachu?'' asked Brock, with a smile. ''That's a smart choice, the rules here are clear. It's a 3-on-3 battle and your the only one, who can make substitutes.''

Ash nodded, as he picked up Pidgeotto's poke ball. ''Go, Pidgeotto!'' The bird Pokemon shot out of her poke ball and let out a loud yell. Brock smirked at this choice and called out his first Pokemon, Geodude. The Referee noted both of the Pokemon.

''Pidgeotto versue Geodude, begin.''

Ash simply smiled and instantly yelled at her Pokemon. ''Steel Wing!'' The flying and normal dual-type Pokemon's wings began to glow and hardened as she swooped down at the Geodude, landing smack into it's face and knocking it down before Brock was even able to call out his move.

The rock gym leader grimaced a little, knowing that it was going to be easy. He then called to his Pokemon. ''Geodude. Rollout!'' The Rock Pokemon picked up a bit of the rocky ground below and shot it at the Pidgeotto.

''Pidgeotto, dodge and use Aerial Ace!'' The Pidgeotto show the bolder, hurling through the air towards her, and just in the nick of time dodged. She yelled in frustration and sent out her Aerial Ace, which due to the low health of the Geodude, knocked it out.

The Referee looked at the Rock Pokemon, before officially declaring. ''Geodude is unable to battle, Pidgeotto wins.''

Brock grimaced a little, before calling out his next Pokemon, a Onix. The Onix growled in will. The referee nodded and did his call, declaring the battling Pokemon. ''Onix versus Pidgeotto, begin.''

Pidgeotto squealed as she listened to her trainer's attack command. ''Double Team, then use Whirlwind!'' Seconds later, the Pidgeotto had multiplied into multiple Bird Pokemon, which caused the Onix to be a bit confused. The Whirlwind then kicked in, engulfing the Pokemon in the wind. However, it was weak so the damage done wasn't great.

''Onix, Rock Throw.'' The Onix threw a rock at the Bird Pokemon with it's tail. It hit the Pidgeotto directly and caused the Pokemon to drop from the sky, instantly fainting due to the super effective move.

''Pidgeotto is unable to battle, Onix wins.''

''Return, Pidgeotto. You did great.'' Ash smiled gently, before placing the poke ball back on her belt. She grabbed Riolu's poke ball from her belt and threw out the baby Pokemon. Brock instantly frowned, knowing he was now on the weaker side of the battle due to Riolu's fighting type. The fighting-type Pokemon looked back at Ash, knowing this was going to be awkward, but prepared to listen to the commands.

The Referee announced the battle. ''Riolu versus Onix, begin.''

''Onix, Rock Tomb. Knock that Riolu out before it uses an attack.'' The Onix began to do the attack.

However, as soon as the Onix began to prepare the attack. Ash said. ''Riolu, swords dance.'' The use of the glistening swords, increasing the Pokemon's attack, scared the Onix a little and stopped the attack in it's tracks. ''Now, use Focus Blast.'' The Riolu's paw began to glow as he jumped up and punched the Onix, almost instantly knocking it out due to the strong and very effective move.

Brock sighed, knowing that he was down to his last Pokemon. He decided to ask his challenger a small question, before calling back his Onix. ''Your a good battler, Ash. But may I ask, where did you obtain a Riolu?''

Ash chuckled a little at the question, before explaining the answer to the gym leader. ''He's actually my sister's Pokemon, who she discover in a basket in the river on Route 1. We're not sure how he got there, but we just discover him there. So, Luchia took him in.''

Brock nodded, slowly. He returned his Onix and sent out his last Pokemon, the water and rock dual-type Kabuto. The referee made the call, and almost instantly, Ash called out. ''Power-Up Punch!'' The punch landed on the Shellfish Pokemon's back, cracking it a little, whilst increasing Riolu's already high attack stat. ''And again.'' The punch once again landed on the Kabuto, fainting it.

Brock sighed, returning the injured Pokemon. He couldn't believe that his Kabuto hadn't lasted long, but then again, it was only a recent resurrected Pokemon from the museum. ''You fought well, Ash. I wasn't expecting that Riolu. I guess you definitely deserved the Pewter City Gym's badge, the Boulder Badge. I guess I need to train up my Pokemon a bit to better-comply to different Pokemon types.''

Ash just grinned, as she took the badge and attached it to her jacket. She then chuckled. ''Don't worry about it, Brock. When I used Riolu, I was being more careful on his health as Luchia would have killed me.''

''That is correct.'' said Luchia, as she walked over. Her beloved Riolu came to her legs, as she picked him up, cuddling him gently. Her Eevee was clearly attached to her leg as well, rubbing against her happily. She eyed her sister, not matter how cute she and her Pokemon looked, with a almost cold stare. ''Just give me back to ball, and I'm happy.''

''Here.'' said her sister, with a roll of the eyes. ''Well, Brock. I think it's time to head to my next gym battle location.''

''Yeah, as a heads up. The best place to go for a gym battle is for the Cascade Badge at Cerulean City.'' He watched as Misty tense up and sighed, though it was thankfully not noted by the two Pokemon trainers. He then frowned. ''Ash, if it's alright with you. Can I come along with you on your journey, my father is more-than-keen to be the gym leader and I want to raise my Pokemon more then battle challengers.''

''Sure, the more the merrier.'' said Ash, with a bright smile on her face. Brock mimicked the smile, causing Luchia to roll her eyes and whisper 'boys' to Misty, who nodded slowly. ''Cerulean City, here we come.'' Ash suddenly yelled, with a happy smile.

Misty frowned, as Luchia gently said in a quiet voice. ''Misty, I know your the Cerulean City gym leader, but when are you gonna tell my sister that?'' She was genuinely concerned as to why Misty wasn't keen on returning home to Cerulean, wondering if there was anything wrong with her family but decided not to ask out of plain respect.

''I don't know...'' Was all the water gym leader could say, as she looked down. ''I don't know...All I can say is I'm not looking forward to this...''

Okay, hope you liked the battle and maybe Brock joining the group was a bad idea, but eh. This was my first attempt at a gym battle, so I hope I did good and yeah, that's it I guess.

Pokemon:

Ash

Pikachu (Male)

Pidgeotto (Female)

Caterpie (Male)

Luchia

Eevee (Female)

Riolu (Male)

Misty

Starmie (Genderless)

Staryu (Genderless)

Goldeen (Female)

Brock

Geodude (Male)

Onix (Male)

Kabuto. (Female)