Disclaimer: Glee is not mine, and the only Pokémon I own are in my video games. The title of this fic is from the Offspring song of the same name. The songs Rachel sings in this chapter are Good Morning from Singin' in the Rain and Dear Prudence by the Beatles.

"Check it out!" Puck yelled as he ran towards the two girls setting up a campsite with Hoothoot and Dratini trailing after him.

Quinn stretched up from her spot on the ground where she was making a mini fire pit. It had been a few days since they hightailed it out of Blaine's gym; according to Rachel and her map, they had a ways to go before their next destination.

The brunette in question was off somewhere with Bayleef looking for wood while Quinn, Quilava, and Geodude set up the fire pit.

"Dude! Geodude!" Puck's rock type Pokémon threw an arm back and smashed a medium sized boulder. Small pieces of rock scattered around before he picked them up in his big arms and brought them to Quinn. She smiled at Geodude and motioned to the almost finished circle of rocks they had already made. "Geo!" One by one, he set the rocks in his arms down to finish the fire pit.

"You guys!" Puck whined once he realized no one was paying attention to him.

"We got wood for the fire!" Rachel beamed as she and Bayleef returned.

Quinn's lips twitched at the sight. Rachel had an overload of branches in her arms to the point where they almost toppled out of her grasp. Bayleef followed after his trainer with his vines dragging along some logs. "Great. Just set them next to the pit and we can have Quilava get the fire started once Geodude's done."

"Quilava!" The flames on the fire type Pokémon's back shot out in reply.

"You guys!"

"Pi-Pikachu!"

"Flaaffy!"

"Awe," Rachel gushed as she watched the two electric Pokémon give chase to each other around the campsite.

Quinn smiled at the sight before looking around. Her eyes landed on Espeon and Umbreon napping under a tree and she smiled even wider.

"Hey!"

She rolled her eyes before turning to the boy. "What? Did you find water?"

"Yes, but…"

Rachel dropped the branches by the pit and turned around with a hand on her hip. "What do you mean 'but'? You and Totodile were supposed to go find us water! I even had Nessie go with you in order to aid you from an aerial perspective!"

"Hoot!" The tiny brown Pokémon flapped her wings over to her trainer and landed on her shoulder. Rachel stroked Hoothoot's feathers as she leveled Puck with a look.

"And I let you borrow Dratini," Quinn said as the little blue Pokémon slithered towards her. She knelt down and patted his head before standing back up.

"Hey, where is Totodile?" Rachel wondered.

Puck slapped his forehead in frustration. "If you two would shut up!"

"Rude!"

He ignored Rachel as he brought out a pokéball and threw it.

"Croconaw!"

"Whoa." Quinn whispered as the slightly larger evolved form of Totodile shot out of the ball. She took out her pokédex and pointed to her.

"Croconaw: The Big Jaw Pokémon. Once Croconaw has clamped its jaws on its foe, it will absolutely not let go. Because the tips of its fangs are forked back like barbed fishhooks, they become irremovably embedded."

"That sounds brutal," Rachel stated.

"Yep!" Puck beamed proudly next to his newly evolved Pokémon. "We were looking for water and next thing I know, she's hauling ass through the trees. We chased her to this stream not too far from here and she just dived in as Totodile and bam!" Puck slapped his hands together. "The water started glowing and she jumped out as Croconaw!"

"Hey, wait!" Rachel pointed a finger at him. "So you did get us water?"

He sighed at her lack of enthusiasm before nodding. He shrugged off his backpack to open it and show her the filled bottles and canteens. "I don't know why we don't just use Croconaw for water—"

"Noah Puckerman!" Rachel reprimanded. "While I love Totod—I mean, Croconaw, that water comes out of her mouth and I am not drinking backwash!" She crossed her arms.

"Oh, whatever. You would if we were dying of thirst."

"Well, it's a good thing we're not then, huh?" Rachel turned towards Bayleef. "Come on, Mr. Arnstein. Let's battle Puck's newly evolved Croconaw!"

"Leef!"

Puck perked up. "Really?"

Quinn shook her head in amusement and walked over to him to grab his backpack.

Umbreon blinked an eye open at her trainer before glaring at the commotion the other two were causing. She huffed and curled up next to Espeon.

"How are we gonna do this, Rach?" Puck asked excitedly.

Rachel glanced around the campsite. She smiled at the two sleeping Pokémon under the tree before her eyes landed on the others. Hoothoot had flown to a branch above the dark and psychic Pokémon, while Dratini set himself next to Flaaffy and Pikachu who were watching the humans with interest. She looked to Quinn to see her, Quilava, and Geodude attempting to pile the wood in the fire pit.

"Everyone else is either resting or working, so…" she drawled as she motioned for Bayleef to step closer, "we'll have a one-on-one battle!"

"Sweet! Alright, let's do this, Croconaw! Use Water Gun!"

"Croconaw!" The blue Pokémon shot out a spiral of water from her mouth.

"Okay, Quilava, we just want a small flame to get the fire going. Use Ember." Quinn instructed.

"Quil!" The flames on his back flared as he prepared to ignite the wood.

"Dodge it, Mr. Arnstein!"

Bayleef ran to the left and avoided the attack.

"Quilava! Quil!"

"Geodude!"

"Wha—Hey!" Quinn wiped at her face after the water attack missed Bayleef and hit the three of them. She stood up and glared.

Rachel slapped a hand over her mouth to stifle her nervous giggle while Puck sheepishly rubbed his mohawk.

"You two." Quinn jabbed a finger in the direction away from the fire. "Over there. Now." The two scrambled away from the blonde to continue their battle unscathed. Quinn sighed before reaching into Rachel's seemingly never ending backpack and pulled out a few towels. She bent down to wipe off Geodude and to dry Quilava before attempting the fire again.

Once a safe distance away from Quinn, Puck called out an attack. "Use Bite!"

Croconaw's giant jaw snapped open as she charged at Bayleef.

"Nicky, use Vine Whip to close her mouth!" Green vines shot out from Bayleef and wrapped around the water Pokémon's mouth.

"Use Thrash, Croconaw!" The water Pokémon grabbed onto the vines and thrashed from side to side in an attempt to loosen the grip.

"Okay, Quilava. Let's try this again." Quilava opened his mouth to shoot out a small flame. "Great!" Quinn beamed as the wood slowly ignited.

"Razor Leaf!"

"Leef!" Sharp leaves flew off from Bayleef towards Croconaw.

The water Pokémon finally broke free from the vines and dodged the onslaught of leaves.

Quinn's eyes widened as the attack missed Croconaw and shot towards them. She jumped out of the way as Geodude dug himself in the ground to avoid the attack.

"Quilava!" Quilava scrambled backwards as the leaves were sucked in the flames in the pit and ignited into a scorching fire.

Quinn picked herself up from the ground and dusted her clothes off. She narrowed her eyes at the giant fire before turning to glare at the two battlers.

Rachel squeaked.

"Um, at least we got the fire started?" Puck offered with a shrug.

Quinn's nostrils flared and she thrust out her hand and pointed.

"Yeah, yeah, over there…" Puck mumbled as they walked further away from the campsite to continue the battle.

Quinn huffed and turned back to the fire. "Great," she muttered as she surveyed the flames, "now we just gotta get this thing under control. Come on out, Geodude!"

The rock type Pokémon tentatively burrowed his way out of the ground.

"Can you help me out here?"

"Dude!" Geodude threw some dirt on the fire to calm it down.

"Finally," Quinn sighed once the flames were at a normal level. She turned around and shook her head at the destruction her friends were causing.

"Croconaw, use Slash!" Croconaw ran at Bayleef with her claws out and ready to attack.

"Use Body Slam!" The green leaf Pokémon reared up on his hind legs before charging at Croconaw. He dodged the slash attack with a jump and slammed his body down on her.

"Push him off, Croconaw!" Puck encouraged as Croconaw attempted to shove the grass Pokémon off herself. "You can do it! You're a strong independent water type Pokémon that don't need no man! Show Nicky Arnstein what's up!"

"Croconaw!" She put all her strength into one push and finally got Bayleef off of her.

"Yes!"

Rachel crossed her arms. "Use SolarBeam!"

Puck's eyes widened. "Use…" He trailed off as the leaves around Bayleef's neck started to glow white. He snapped his fingers. "Use Hydro Pump!"

"Croconaw!"

"Bay…..Leeeeef!"

A powerful jet of water blasted from Croconaw's mouth the same time Bayleef fired out a white beam.

Quinn sighed and pinched the bridge of her nose as the two attacks collided. She turned to the rest of her and her friends' Pokémon. "Who's hungry?"

"Hoot!"

"Dude!"

"Quilava!"

"Tini!"

"Pika!"

"Flaaffy!"

"Espeon!"

"Bre!"

A small explosion sounded from behind her.

Hazel eyes twitched as she dug out the pokéfood and willed herself to not turn around. Joyful responses came from the Pokémon once she laid the food down for them. She rolled her eyes when she heard footsteps gradually come closer.

"I think we tied." Rachel groaned once they made it back to the campsite.

"Yep," Puck replied as he flopped down on the ground next to his eating Pokémon. He dug through his bag and grabbed two potions before tossing one to Rachel.

Rachel caught it and they both healed their Pokémon. "There, good as new!" She beamed at Bayleef.

"Here," Quinn threw the bag of pokéfood at Puck's head, "feed Bayleef and Croconaw."

The boy grumbled as he gave them their food.

Rachel hesitantly regarded Quinn. "The fire turned out nice—" She clamped her mouth shut at the blonde's look and ducked her head. It was silent aside from the sounds of the Pokémon munching on their food.

Quinn sighed at her friend's downtrodden expression and sat next to her. "You know…" she trailed off to get her attention. Rachel slowly met her eyes and Quinn gave her a small smile. "I actually think you won that Pokémon battle."

"Hey!" Puck yelled out in protest while Rachel giggled and scooted closer to her.

"This is ridiculous," Santana deadpanned as she surveyed the giant tent the team was constructing.

Dave turned to her. "Yeah, I don't see why we don't just steal the money."

Santana sighed. "That would've been too easy for Sylvester; she has to make every damn thing complicated."

"Lopez! Karofsky!"

The two stood about face as Dustin Gooslby walked to them with bags in his hands. "You're assigned to help with the main event." He thrust the bags into Dave's hands before marching off to yell at a grunt.

Santana grabbed the bags from him and cursed when she saw what was in them. "Damn it! I told F that sequins were a no-no!" Dave snorted when she pulled out the sequined object. She glared at him before smirking. "Oh, hey, here's another one. Looks like you'll be wearing one as well, D."

He abruptly stopped laughing. "Damn it."

"Goooooood morning, good morning! We've talked the whole night through! Good morning, good morning to—"

"Shut up!" Puck growled into his sleeping bag as Rachel belted out into song. He buried his face in his arms with a groan when Nessie started hooting along to the singing.

Rachel gasped and put her hands on her hips. "Noah Puckerman, do not tell me to shut up!"

"How about both of you shut up?" Quinn grumbled as she popped open an eye to sleepily glare at them.

Rachel turned to Quinn and huffed when she saw her curl back up into her sleeping bag. "Quinn! Come on, get up! It's such a gorgeous day; the sun is up and the sky is blue!"

Quinn closed her eyes and faked a snore.

Puck barked out a laugh as he sat up and stretched.

Rachel pouted before a thought struck her. She walked over to Quinn's lying form. "Dear Quinnie, won't you come out to play?"

Quinn rolled her eyes to herself and continued to pretend to sleep.

Rachel knelt down next to her and poked her side. "Dear Quinnie, greet the brand new day!"

Puck shook his head in amusement and stood to roll his sleeping bag back up. He eyed Croconaw's pokéball and smirked.

"The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you. Dear Quinnie—"

"Okay! I'm up! I'm up!" Quinn giggled and swatted Rachel's tickling hand away from her side.

"Water Gun!"

"Croconaw!" The Big Jaw Pokémon opened her mouth and blasted a jet of water towards the blonde.

Rachel squeaked and quickly stood up out of the way.

Quinn's mouth hung open in shock.

"Good morning!" Puck smirked at her.

Quinn blinked in disbelief before exhaling a shaky breath. "You…" She shook the water off her face and jumped up. "You asshole!"

"What? You weren't getting up! It was just a little wakeup call—Ouch!" Puck rubbed his head at the forceful slap from Rachel.

Rachel stomped over to her backpack and retrieved a towel for Quinn.

Quinn murmured her thanks before glaring at the boy. "You better watch yourself, Puckerman. I'm gonna get you back."

Puck stopped laughing.

Maybe he shouldn't have pulled a prank on Q so early in the morning.

His eyes widened at the smirk that formed on her face and he gulped.

Or maybe he shouldn't have pulled a prank on Q at all.

"Finally!" Quinn yelled as the bustling city came into sight.

Rachel looked up from her map. "I think we made good time."

Puck rubbed his hands together in excitement. "What are we gonna do first? Gym battle?" He looked to the side and pointed, "Or, oh! Check out that building! Holy shit, it's a buffet!"

"Well, I don't know about you two, but I'm heading straight for the Pokémon Center to get a room and take a nice long, hot bath."

Rachel nodded. "Yes, we have been traveling for quite some time."

"Awe, come on! But what about—Oh! Hey! Look at that!"

The two turned to a gigantic striped tent taking up refuge a few sidewalks down.

"Is…" Rachel blinked. "Is that the circus?"

"Come one, come all! Experience amazing sights we guarantee you've never experienced before! Watch the acrobatic and charismatic Lovely Lady Lopez flip, flop, and fly amongst the crowds! See an incredible Machoke lift things double—no, triple its size! You don't believe me, folks? Then step right in! You'll see Dazzling David and the fiery flames of his fire type Pokémon! And that's not even half of it folks!"

Karofsky's eye twitched as he heard the grunt's loud voice through the tent while he and Santana gathered money from the entering customers. "Dazzling David?" he muttered out of the side of his mouth to her.

She snickered. "Do you like it? I wrote the spiel myself." He sighed and she just smirked. "It was either that or Kinky Karofsky."

He glared at her while the woman in front of him was busy looking through her purse.

"Here you go, young man!" She handed him the money. "That seems quite a lot for an entry fee."

"Oh, but it's worth it, ma'am. Ringmaster Ghoul's circus is only in the city for three days. It's the show of the century and one you do not want to miss!" He forced a smile while he mentally rolled his eyes.

The woman brightened up. "Well in that case, I'm sure it will be worth every penny!"

"Oh, it will!" Santana mocked the oblivious customer.

Dave elbowed his coworker in the side once there was a lapse in the line.

Santana punched him in the shoulder and laughed. "Come on, Kinky Karofsky; let's get a grunt to take over so we can get ready for the show. We can't keep the crowd waiting too long for the Lovely Lady Lopez, can we?"

"I thought you didn't want any part in this?"

"What can I say? I love an audience."

Puck's eyes widened as they listened to the young man talk about the circus. He grabbed a flyer out of a random person's hands and lit up in excitement.

"Sorry!" Rachel apologized on her friend's behalf but the person just glared and walked away. She sighed and flicked Puck in the ear. "That was rude, Noah! We do not just take things from—"

"Yeah, yeah, whatever! Check this out! 'Ringmaster Ghoul's Traveling Circus!' We have to go!"

"No."

"What? Why? It says it's only gonna be here for three days!"

"Pokémon shouldn't be kept as side acts for some… some freak show!" Rachel crossed her arms defiantly.

Puck rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on!" He turned to Quinn. "Talk some sense into her!"

The blonde held her hands up in surrender. "Hey, don't drag me into this. I just want to get to a Pokémon Center and relax for the night."

Rachel smirked triumphantly.

"But…" Puck trailed off.

"Let's just check in and we can figure out what to do after I battle the gym leader tomorrow, okay? Now let's go, Rach! You too, Stinkerman!"

Puck sighed and nodded.

They made it to the doors of the Pokémon Center when he finally realized what she said. "Hey! I don't stink!"

"I wonder what this gym leader is like," Puck spoke when they left the Pokémon center the next day.

"I've done extensive research on all of the region's gym leaders." Rachel pulled out a notebook from her backpack.

"Damn, how much stuff do you have in there?"

Rachel waved Puck off before flipping through the pages. "Ah ha! Here we go." Her two friends crowded around her to peer inside the notebook. "You've already obtained the SkankBadge, the StepBadge, the CourageBadge, and next is…" She trailed her finger down the page with a contemplative look. "Huh. I wonder why it's called that."

Quinn shrugged and continued walking. "If there's one thing I've learned so far on this journey, it's to not question these leaders' insane logic."

Puck laughed. "That's very courageous of you, Q."

"Yes, that's quite a step you're taking." Rachel giggled.

Quinn shook her head before stopping outside of the gym. She took a deep breath and opened the doors. Her eyes widened at the sight.

"Holy shit," Puck said in awe.

Rachel brought a hand over her mouth. "Oh my Ho-Oh."

In the middle of the field stood a large bull Pokémon charging at who appeared to be the gym leader.

The young woman let out a battle cry and grasped the Pokémon by the horns and held her ground.

Quinn shakily brought out her pokédex and pointed it at the scene.

"Tauros: The Wild Bull Pokémon. Tauros is not satisfied unless it is rampaging at all times. If there is no opponent for Tauros to battle, it will charge at thick trees and knock them down to calm itself. Although powerful, it can charge only in a straight line."

"Only in a straight line…" Rachel murmured to herself.

The gym leader's attention was brought to the three standing by the doorway. Her grip slackened from Tauros' horns. "That's enough training for now, Tauros. It seems we have a challenger."

Quinn's mouth hung open. "Training?"

The gym leader chuckled as she made her way over. "We have to make sure all of our strength is in tip-top shape in this gym." She thrust out a hand. "Zizes. Lauren Zizes."

Quinn weakly shook her hand and grimaced at the tight grip the gym leader had. "Q-Quinn."

Lauren turned to Puck with a smirk. "And who is this?"

He looked from side to side before pointing at himself in disbelief. He gulped when she nodded. "Puck."

"And I'm Rachel!"

Lauren appraised the three of them. "And who will I be beating today?"

Puck put a hand on Rachel's shoulder when she scoffed.

Quinn cautiously stepped forward. "You'll be battling me."

The gym leader sized her up before pointing over her shoulder to the battlefield. "Let's go, twiggy."

Rachel grabbed Quinn's arm before she could go further. "You can do this, Q. She's just trying to intimidate you. Unlike her, your battle tactics don't rely on fear and brute force."

Quinn gave a determined nod and scurried to her side of the field.

"Standard Pokémon rules; if you beat me, you get the ZizesBadge."

"…ZizesBadge?" Puck smirked in amusement.

"You got a problem with that? My gym; my name." Lauren eyed him before turning to Quinn. "He's cute. Is he your boyfriend?"

"Absolutely not!"

Quinn blushed at Rachel's outburst.

Lauren smirked. "Well then, let's have a little bet, hmm? If I win, I get Seven Minutes in Heaven."

Quinn's face twisted in shock.

"Oh, don't flatter yourself, twiggy. I'm talking about him."

"Wait, what?" Puck asked in confusion.

Rachel sighed in relief.

Quinn nodded. "And if I win?"

"You get the gym badge."

"But she'd get it even if you weren't making this wager!" Rachel huffed.

"Fine. If you win, you get the badge and dinner's on me."

"Hey! Don't I get a say in this?" Puck grumbled.

"Shut up." All three girls spoke at the same time.

Lauren kept her eyes locked on hazel before rolling them in exasperation. "That giant building you most likely saw right as you entered the city?" Quinn nodded. "That's my dad's restaurant. Five star dining that will be absolutely free if you win."

"Deal."

Puck groaned.

The gym leader smirked and motioned for Tauros to enter the field.

Quinn remembered what the pokédex said and pulled out a pokéball. "Go, Quilava!"

"Quil!"

"Tauros, use Take Down!"

"Use Rollout, Quilava!" The fire type Pokémon curled himself into a ball and rolled towards Tauros at an incredible speed.

The bull Pokémon scuffed his hooves against the ground before charging in a straight line at Quilava. Quilava rolled to the side before whirling around and coming back towards Tauros. He increased his speed and slammed his body into the bull.

"Horn Attack!" Tauros steadied his feet and ran at the opponent with his head lowered.

"Continue with Rollout!" Quilava scrambled back into a ball and narrowly missed the attack. He continued to roll around the gym and dodge Tauros with ease.

"That does it. Use Rage!" Tauros abruptly came to a halt and started to glow red. His left eye twitched as he locked onto Quilava before letting out a snarl and charging.

Quinn's eyes widened. "Use Flame Wheel!"

Quilava's body became engulfed in flames as he jumped into the air. He rolled himself back into a ball and hurdled down towards the raging bull Pokémon with a fiery slam.

Lauren gasped as Tauros went down.

"It looks like Tauros is unable to battle!" Rachel stated smugly.

Lauren scoffed and called back her Pokémon to his ball. "Pure luck. Go, Lickitung!"

"What in the world…" Puck pulled out his pokédex and pointed it to the large pink Pokémon with an even larger tongue.

"Lickitung: The Licking Pokémon. Lickitung's tongue is over six feet in length. Whenever it comes across something new, it will unfailingly give it a lick. It does so because it memorizes things by texture and by taste. Its lick can cause paralysis."

"Licki!" Lickitung shot out his tongue and gave Quilava's face a curious lick.

"Lava!" The blue fire type Pokémon cried out as he suddenly loss the ability to move.

"Shit." Quinn muttered.

"Lady Lopez!"

"Yes, Mr. Goolsby?" The older man narrowed his eyes at her. She rolled hers in exasperation before addressing him again. "I mean, Ringmaster Ghoul?"

"While the reception from our first night was great, someone made a complaint."

"About what?"

"You."

Santana crossed her arms. "What about me? My act was flawless! I could be a cheerleader with those moves!"

Dustin nodded. "Yes, but your headline says you're Lady Lopez who flips, flops, and flies amongst the crowd. You only flipped and flopped last night."

Santana grimaced and hoped he wasn't going to say what she thought he would.

He handed her a pokéball. "We're going to make you fly."

Of course she was wrong.

Dave overheard the conversation and walked over to them. "But wouldn't a bird Pokémon take away from the act?"

Dustin nodded to the ball. "Open it."

"But—"

"Open it."

Santana internally scoffed and released the Pokémon.

Dustin smirked when her eyebrows rose up. "There won't be anything to take away from the act if there's nothing to see." He called over his shoulder as he marched away, "Now you better start practicing; I want this to be perfect for tonight's show."

Santana nodded dumbly as she stared at the black sphere of ghostly matter surrounded by a purple glow.

Dave whistled. "I hope this thing knows what it's doing."

The Pokémon flickered before turning invisible with a cry of its name.

"Gastly!"

"Use Slam!"

"Tung!" The pink Pokémon slammed himself onto the paralyzed Quilava.

"Quilava!" Quinn called out in worry.

The blue Pokémon struggled before sluggishly igniting a low flame on his back. Lickitung jumped off Quilava to get away from the fire.

"Yes, you can do it!" Quinn desperately encouraged as Quilava slowly stood up on shaky paws.

"Use Stomp, Lickitung!"

Lickitung stopped rubbing at his burn and ran towards Quilava. He lifted a leg to stomp but wasn't quick enough; the fire type Pokémon regained the feeling in his body and jumped to the side.

"Use Flame Wheel once more!" Quilava rolled himself into a fiery ball and hurdled towards Lickitung.

Lauren scowled. "Not again!"

"Yes again!" Rachel cheered when the pink Pokémon was unable to battle.

Quilava stopped rolling and collapsed next to his trainer. Quinn gasped and knelt down to him. "You were amazing out there," she murmured. She stroked his blue fur before returning him back to his pokéball. "Get some rest; you deserve it."

Lauren's scowl turned into a smirk. "Speaking of rest…" She pulled out her last pokéball and threw it; a red light shot out to reveal a gigantic blue sleeping Pokémon.

Quinn stood up in shock and a little bit of fright as Puck once again took out his pokédex.

"Snorlax: The Sleeping Pokémon. Snorlax's typical day consists of nothing more than eating and sleeping. This Pokémon's stomach is so strong, even eating moldy or rotten food will not affect it."

"Eating and sleeping? That's not too bad." Quinn laughed in relief before throwing her pokéball. "Go, Umbreon!"

"Bre!"

Lauren gave a sly smile and reached into her pocket for a small bag. She opened it to pull out slices of apple and toss them onto the field.

"What the…?" Puck questioned.

"Oh, no." Rachel nervously wrung her hands together as she realized what was about to happen.

"Snor?" The large Pokémon opened up an eye as he sniffed the air. He stood up to his full height to survey his surroundings. He lit up when he saw the apple slices and charged towards them.

"Holy Ho-Oh on a cracker!" Puck hollered when the gigantic Pokémon gobbled up the fruit.

Quinn gulped. "I-it's okay, Umbreon. We can do this."

The moonlight Pokémon turned to her trainer and snorted in disagreement. Her ears twitched when she sensed movement and she looked up to see Snorlax staring down at her. She wagged her tail nervously.

"Use Body Slam, Snorlax." Snorlax let out a roar before falling forward.

Umbreon yipped and scuttled out of the way.

"Use Quick Attack, Umbreon!" The dark type Pokémon ran at full speed to tackle Snorlax but ended up bouncing off his stomach. "You're okay! Use Faint Attack!"

Lauren laughed. "Use Block, Snorlax." The large blue Pokémon grabbed Umbreon after she faked a left and ran to the right. She cried out after attempting to squirm out of his grasp. "Now use Headbutt!" He brought his large forehead down and smashed his against Umbreon's.

"Espeon!" The psychic Pokémon once again shot out of Rachel's pokéball. She watched the battle anxiously as the Pokémon she met at that horrible store back when they were both Eevees took a beating.

"Use Pursuit!" The blonde yelled out helplessly.

Umbreon closed her eyes as Snorlax reeled back to bash heads again. She bolted in a black light and collided into his face right before he could use Headbutt again. He stumbled backwards and she jumped out of his grasp.

"Yes!" Quinn called out in triumph. Her celebration was cut short when Snorlax simply shook his head and regained his balance.

Lauren crossed her arms. "You size two teenage dreams are all the same; always judging books by their covers because you were born pretty and with a silver spoon in your mouth. Snorlax, use Body Slam one more time!"

Everything seemed to go in slow motion for Quinn as she watched Snorlax jump in the air.

"Hey, look! It's Lucy Caboosey!"

"She's not a girl; she's more like a Snorlax!"

Quinn shook her head and cried out in frustration. "You don't know anything about me, Lauren. Anything! But you know what? You're about to," she glared daggers at the gym leader as Snorlax descended downwards, "because it just got personal. Umbreon, use Last Resort!"

The moonlight Pokémon's eyes glowed white as she let out a howl. She gathered the rest of her strength to jump above Snorlax in the air and push her front paws on him. She gave a shove and slammed him into the ground.

The noise echoed around the gym as the smoke from the impact cleared.

Umbreon staggered off the knocked out Snorlax and limped her way to her trainer. She held her head up and stood in victory next to Quinn.

All was silent while Lauren blinked in disbelief. She opened her mouth to speak but nothing came out. She returned Snorlax to his pokéball before making her way to Quinn.

Quinn stood with a hard look on her face when Lauren stopped in front of her. The gym leader smirked and held out her hand. "You know what? You're not too bad." Rachel sighed in relief as she watched Quinn slowly smile and shake her hand. "The Zizes just got Zizes'd," she remarked in awe before pulling out the gym badge to hand to Quinn.

The blonde smiled wider and grabbed the item. Espeon ran from the sidelines to heal Umbreon while Rachel and Puck followed to congratulate their friend.

"I'm so proud of you!" Rachel beamed and hugged Quinn.

Quinn tightly returned the embrace.

Lauren cleared her throat. "I guess this means dinner's on me, huh?"

Quinn let go of Rachel to turn to the gym leader with a laugh. "You bet it is," she remarked before noticing Lauren wasn't even looking at her. She followed her gaze and saw Puck on his knees and petting Umbreon. Quinn scrunched up her face in thought and then slyly smiled. "But how about this? Rachel and I go to the Pokémon Center to rest up my team and we all meet at the restaurant later?"

Lauren nodded but continued to gaze wistfully at the boy.

Quinn smirked. "And while Rachel and I are at the Center, you can have those seven minutes in heaven with Puck here."

Puck looked up, "Wait, what?"

Rachel stifled a giggle as she and Quinn called back their Pokémon.

Lauren gave an uncharacteristic blush. "Really? I mean, y-yeah. Sure. Sounds like a plan!"

Puck quickly stood up. "Hey, wait a second!"

"I told you I'd get you back!" Quinn laughed and grabbed Rachel's hand to run out of the gym.

"Q! Rach! Don't leave me here!" Puck whipped around to face Lauren. He sheepishly rubbed at his mohawk. "Um, h-hi."

A/N: Please leave your thoughts.