"telepathy"
(Poketalk)
Yohana smiled upon seeing Pewter City in the distance. She'd already gone through Viridian City, but the trainers in the pokemon center there had told her that the Viridian Gym should be the last gym she challenges as it is not for beginners. They had told her to start with either Pewter or Cerulean. She had chosen Pewter.
So far, she had caught an Oddish, now a Gloom, whom she hoped to evolve into a Bellossom, and a Pidgey, who had already evolved into a Pidgeotto.
She hurried to the Pewter City Gym. It was early, so they probably hadn't had a challenger yet.
She opened the door and walked in, calling. "Hello? My name is Yohana and I'm here to challenge the Pewter City Gym Leader to a gym battle!"
A man entered the gym through a doorway. "It's nice to meet you, Yohana. My name's Flint and I'm the Pewter City Gym Leader."
"Rock-types, right?" Yohana asked, confident she could win.
Flint nodded. "Right." He turned to a kid who was watching. "Forrest, care to be the referee?"
The kid, Forrest, nodded eagerly and ran to the referee's position.
"Go, Golem!" Flint called, throwing a pokeball.
"Leafeon's my choice!" Yohana said, nodding to the grass-type at her side.
"This will be a two-on-two gym battle." Forrest announced. "The first trainer to have both pokemon unable to battle loses. Only the challenger will be able to substitute pokemon during the battle. The challenger gets the first move. Ready? Go!"
"Leafeon! Use Razor Leaf!" Yohana called. Leafeon readied her attack.
"Golem! Earthquake!" Flint yelled. Golem stomped the ground hard, causing it to shake.
"Leafeon! Jump!" Yohana countered.
Leafeon jumped up into the air and released a powerful Razor Leaf. Golem was hit hard, but still managed to stand.
"Good, Leafeon! Now use Solar Beam!" Yohana called. Leafeon started to gather power for its Solar Beam.
"Quick! Use Rock Blast!" Flint shouted.
The two attacks hit at the same time, leaving anticipation as to who was left standing.
The dust cleared, revealing Golem had been knocked out, while Leafeon was breathing hard but still standing.
"Golem is unable to battle! The round goes to Yohana and Leafeon!" Forrest announced.
"Leafeon! We did it!" Yohana cheered. "You're fantastic!"
Flint smiled and returned Golem. "You did your best, Golem. I thank you for that. Remember, Yohana, the battle's not over yet! Go, Rhydon!"
A Rhydon appeared on the battlefield.
Yohana grinned. "Another rock-type? Piece of cake! Leafeon, Leaf Blade!"
"Rhydon! Dodge and use Drill Run!" Flint countered.
"Dodge and use Leaf Blade again!" Yohana grinned. This was lots of fun. "When you're done with that, use Razor Leaf!"
The second Leaf Blade hit hard and the Razor Leaf was heading towards Rhydon before it could even get up.
"Rhydon! No!" Flint cried.
"Rhydon is unable to battle! The gym battle goes to Yohana and her Leafeon!" Forrest announced.
Yohana cheered again and ran to hug her Leafeon. "Leafeon, have I ever told you how awesome you are? I'll get you a treat after you're all healed up!"
(Yay…) Leafeon said, rubbing her face against Yohana's cheek.
Yohana picked her up as Flint came over with the Boulder Badge.
"Here you go, Yohana. You've earned it." Flint said. "You're quite the battler. How many badges do you have?"
"This would be my first!" Yohana answered. "But Leafeon's been hanging out with me a long time now. We were training together years before she was officially my pokemon. "
She took the Boulder Badge and raised it over her head. "Alright! I got the Boulder Badge!" She remembered something and turned to Flint and Forrest. "I was wondering if you two could do me a favor."
"A favor?" Forrest asked, confused.
"Yes, tell nobody that I've been here. It would be dangerous if someone finds out I was here. They'd know I was challenging the gyms and then they'd know where to wait for me." Yohana explained. "So please don't tell anyone I was here."
Flint and Forrest seemed confused, but agreed.
Yohana smiled and left the gym. After healing Leafeon, she saw that she had half the day left so she did some Pewter City sightseeing before heading back to the pokemon center to turn in for the night.