Well, it took longer to update than I would have hoped, but here you go.
Chapter 15:Double Dewford Gym Battle
Wes spun on his heel to see a red-headed girl with two pony tails walking up to him, a Plusle and Minun flanking her sides.
"Uhhh, hello, Rui..."he muttered quietly. My team and I looked amongst ourselves with amused expressions. We could tell this was going to be hilarious."How you doin'?"
"How am I doing!"Rui asked angrily."What about you? You said you were going to take on the gym here! Not pick a fight with some random trainer!"
"B-but--"Wes stuttered.
"No buts!"she said angrily. Wes immediately shut his mouth, and it took a lot of willpower to keep myself from snickering, though I still heard the team snickering behind me. She stalked past him and over to me, then looked at me apologetically.
"I'm so sorry that my idiot friend bothered you,"she said."We just got to this region from Orre, so he doesn't know how to behave sometimes."
"Uh, actually, we were battling to see who would battle the gym leader first,"I told her. Her eyes widened.
"...Oh,"she said quietly, looking back at Wes timidly, who had a sour frown on his face."Umm...sorry, Wes."
"Can we just get on with our battle?"Wes asked dryly. She nodded vigorously, quickly moving out of the way and shrinking in embarrassment, the Plusle and Minun following her. I shook my head and chuckled in amusement, then looked back at Wes.
"Well, if there are no more interruptions, what do you say we get started?"I asked. Wes nodded in agreement, now grinning as the psychics faced each other down again.
"HOLD IT!"a voice shouted.
"Now what?"Wes and I asked in unison, annoyed to be interrupted yet again. We all turned our heads to see a muscular, blue-haired man running up to us.
"Who the hell are you?"Wes asked, glaring as the man walked in between us.
"I'm Brawly, the Dewford gym leader,"he said, effectively surprising us both."I heard about this and I decided to check it out. You two are battling to see who'll challenge me first, right?"We nodded."Well, how about you both battle me at the same time?"
"A double battle?"I asked as Wes smirked.
"Now, that I can do,"he said as his Espeon strutted back over to him.
I held my chin as Psyche walked over to us."We haven't done a double battle in months."I said, glancing at Wes."And I've never battled with a partner before."
"I've got plenty of double battles under my belt,"Wes said, crossing his arms and looking back at me."But I haven't battled with a partner before, either."
"I do have one condition, though,"Brawly said, garnering our attention again."I would prefer if you didn't use your psychic pokemon, since I specialize in fighting types."
"Deal,"we said in unison, then smirked at each other. Brawly smiled, nodding.
"Right this way!"
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We were now in Brawly's gym, and I was surprised to see that it looked more like a rock type gym, with large stones and such strewn about the battlefield. Rui was sitting on the sidelines, Plusle and Minun at her sides.
"This will be a double battle between the Gym Leader, Brawly, and the challengers, Ken Woods and Wes...uhh..."the referee glanced at my temporary partner."Umm, what was your last name again?"
Wes just blinked at him."Don't know, don't care,"he replied calmly, then belched rather loudly. I snickered, covering my face with one hand and shaking my head. The Ref rolled his eyes.
"Trainers, choose your pokemon,"he said. As I looked at the team, I noticed Wes pluck a pokeball from his belt, twirling it on his finger.
"Hey, Zaps, you feelin' any better?"I asked the Electivire, who shook his head.
"Sorry, boss. My stomach still feels like its on a rollercoaster,"he grumbled.
"Alright, how about you, Fang?"I asked. The Gliscor nodded, gliding past us and perching on the battlefield.
"Let's do it,"he said with a grin. Wes then threw his pokeball forward, releasing a Skarmory, who looked at Fang questioningly, then at Wes. He simply jabbed a thumb at me. Skarmory nodded, then looked forward again. Brawly then threw two pokeballs forward, releasing a Machoke and a Hariyama, both looking rather buff. We both pulled our respective shades over our eyes.
"Begin!"
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"Let me start this off,"Ken said."Fang, give us the advantage! Sandstorm!"The Gliscor proceeded to flap his massive wings, whipping sand up everywhere on the battlefield and effectively obscuring their enemies' view of them.
Wes grinned."Nice! Skarmory, use Aerial Ace on Hariyama!"Skarmory screeched as he dove into the storm, completely unaffected by it thanks to his steel typing.
"Hoo boy,"Brawly muttered, having heard the command over the storm."Brace yourself, Hariyama!"Hariyama held his massive hands forward as Skarmory burst through the sand, his wings colliding with the yellow fighters hands. It was pushed back a few feet, Skarmory's head just inches from Hariyama's."We can't afford stay on the defensive! Charge in their with Cross Chop, Machoke!"The fighting pokemon crossed his arms and charged into the sandy blizzard.
"Use X-Scissor to counter, Fang!"Ken shouted. The Fang Scorp pokemon nodded, charging into the storm with his claws crossed and glowing. The two pokemon collided in the middle, and began to throw punches at each other, countering each other's moves as well. The duo of hero and theif tried their best to peer into the storm while Brawly had focused his attention on Hariyama and Skarmory.
"Can't see a damn thing,"Wes grunted.
"Me neither,"Ken replied.
"Slam it into the ground, Hariyama!"Brawly shouted. Hariyama proceeded to do just that, smashing the steel vulture into the ground rather painfully.
Wes growled, having heard the resulting thud."Get back into the Sandstorm, Skarmory!"Squawking in acknowledgement, Skarmory fluttered back and out of Brawly's view."Stay there and use Roost!"Hidden by the sands, Skarmory perched himself to rest himself. Brawly grunted in annoyance.
"You rest, too, Hariyama,"Brawly said. The fighting type nodded, sitting down and resting his muscles.
Meanwhile, Fang and Machoke were still going at it, punching away at each other pincer and limb. But it was a losing battle for Machoke, having the disadvantage of being pounded by the sand. Eventually, fatigue caught up with him, and Fang managed an uppercut that threw him out of the storm and knocked him unconscious upon landing.
"Machoke!"Brawly shouted in surprise. The referee held up his flag.
"Machoke is unable to battle!"he declared for all to hear.
"Yes!"Ken shouted with a grin.
"Not bad,"Wes complimented with a smirk."One down, one to go."
Brawly recalled his Machoke with a sigh."Hariyama, blow this stupid sandstorm away with Whirlwind!"Hariyama stood up and began swinging his large hands to blow the sand away, revealing the two flying types within.
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"Why didn't he just do that earlier?"Wes whispered to me out of the corner of his mouth.
I shrugged."Maybe the thought just didn't occur to him until now,"I said, then we turned our attention to the battle.
"Hariyama, use Arm Thrust on Gliscor!"Brawly shouted. Hariyama, who I noticed had been sitting down, threw himself to his feet, then charged at Fang. He crouched slightly, pincers held forward to meet the giant hands flying at him.
"I don't think so,"Wes said calmly."Skarmory, Drill Peck!"The vulture screeched, launching forward to intercept Hariyama, spinning into him beak first and knocking him over. I noticed Fang look at Skarmory with a grin as he landed next to him.
"Thanks!"he said. Skarmory said nothing, but smirked at Fang and nodded.
'Just like his trainer,'I thought to myself a smile. They both turned towards Hariyama, who stood with in a sumo position. Wes and I glanced at each other."Let's finish this."
"Oh, yeah,"he said with the usual smirk.
"Force Palm,"Brawly said calmly. I could sense that he knew he was beat, but he was going down fighting. Literally.
"Fang, use Stone Edge to stop him in his tracks,"I said. Hariyama charged forward, but was cut off by many sharp stones shooting up and leaving many cuts across his body.
"Take him out with Brave Bird,"Wes said smoothly. Skarmory erupted with a yellowish glow, then shot forward and slammed into Hariyama, knocking it unconcious.
The referee held up our flag."Hariyama is unable to battle! Ken Woods and Wes are the winners!"We both grinned and high-fived. Rui and the electric mice cheered for Wes and Skarmory while my team cheered for me and Fang.
"Good job, Skarmory,"Wes said, holding out his pokeball."Have a nice rest. We'll get you something to eat when we get back to the Center."Skarmory grinned as the red beam struck him and pulled him inside it. Fang glided over to us and looked at me with a raised eyebrow. I smiled.
"Yeah, Fang. We'll get you something to eat, too,"I said. Looking satisfied, he glided over to the others. Wes and I looked forward to see Brawly walking up to us with a tired smile.
"I don't know what I was thinking,"he said as we pulled our shades to our forehead."Challenging two champions in a double battle was obviously not my best idea."He handed us each a badge. I put mine in my inner coat pocket while Wes put his somewhere in that big trench coat of his.
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After having rested for the night at the pokemon center, we were now walking along the beach towards the harbor, chatting avidly about our previous adventures.
"And then Ho-oh swooped in out of nowhere and shot a Sacred Fire attack right at the helicopter, blowing it up and ruining Evice's escape,"Wes told me."After that, I beat the 100-floor Mt. Battle challenge and caught Ho-oh."
"Nice,"I said as we reached the harbor."Well, I guess this where we seperate."
"For now,"Wes said, smirking at me. I turned to him with a smirk and we shook hands.
"See ya down the road,"I said, turning around and walking onto the boat, the others following after saying their good-byes with Wes' team.
"So long!"I heard Rui shout.
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End of Chapter
Okay, a little clarification for this chapter. I put most of the battle in 3rd person POV because of the sandstorm. Ken wouldn't have been able to tell what happened.
And yes, they will see Wes again, but probably not for a while.