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Chapter 3: Rocking the Rustboro Gym!
Max wiped the floor with the Trainers on Route 116, they were just a bunch of stuck up Trainer School Graduates but did not know nearly enough as they should have. Max actually encountered Kenny on the way, Kenny was one of the top students at the Trainer School two years ago when Max visited Rustboro for the first time with his old friends.
"Looks like you're a Trainer now, eh?" asked Kenny with a devilish grin on his face.
"Sure am," replied Max in his most laid back voice. "Wanna battle?"
"You bet," Kenny answered while enlarging the Pokéball already in his hand. "Wingull! Let's go!" he shouted as he tossed his Pokéball into the air and out came a Wingull.
"Ralts! I choose you!" Max exclaimed while sending out Ralts. "One on one, that alright with you Kenny?" Max questioned proudly.
"That's fine, but it will probably take you all of your Pokémon to beat me" Kenny sneered. "Wingull, use Wing Attack!"
"Ralts, stop it cold in its tracks with Psychic," Max said calmly. "Now send it straight into the ground." The blue aura surrounding Wingull pulled it down like a metal coin to a magnet. The Wingull winced in pain and struggled to get back up.
"Argh, who would have known your Ralts would already know Psychic. Wingull use Water Gun!" Kenny commanded immediately. Wingull's eyes snapped open, it took off into the air and aimed a large jet of water at Ralts.
"Teleport" Max told Ralts telepathically, they established a telepathy link ever since they joined up together again. "Then follow with Disarming Voice." Ralts teleported into safety and blasted Wingull with Disarming Voice as it circled the area looking for Ralts. Wingull's flying became impaired and was immediately send to the ground again with another Psychic attack. The battle was over.
"What was that about me needing more than one Pokémon to beat you?" Max asked in a sing-song voice.
"Tsk, just you wait! I'll catch up with you soon, you'll see!" Kenny proclaimed very loudly as he returned Wingull to its Pokéball. "You have gotten really strong, you're more than ready to take on Roxanne. Head on back"
"Thanks for the battle Kenny, I hope I'll see you again soon" Max responded.
"You will definitely see me soon, count on it" Kenny said as he bumped fists with Max and turned to leave.
Max turned the other way and went back to the Rustboro Pokémon Center before challenging Roxanne. After careful analysis of the Pokémon Max already caught, he determined that he would only need Ralts and Treecko to win his first badge. After they were fully healed up, Max went to the Gym and asked the receptionist to ring Roxanne up.
He stood in the hallway before he was greeted by the familiar chattering of young students, accompanied by their admirable teacher. "Max it's wonderful to see you, I see you've been well" Roxanne said while holding her hand out as a gesture to shake hands.
"I've been great and I hope I'll be able to get my first gym badge by battling you!" Max said rather cheerfully.
"I would be honoured but you wouldn't mind terribly if my class watched would you?" Roxanne sweetly asked.
"Of course not!" Max responded with a levelled head.
The entire class of children cheered and ran off to the battle arena to get the best seats.
"This will be a two on two Gym Battle where both trainers send out two Pokémon and they will battle until either side is unable to continue. Only the challenger is able to make substitutions, are both trainers ready?" explained the referee.
"Yes," Roxanne and Max said together in unison.
"Let's go Nosepass!" Roxanne shouted. Her Nosepass appeared in brilliant flash and it slammed onto the battlefield with great force. It stomped its feet in preparation for the upcoming battle and her class cheered and chanted Nosepass' name.
"Treecko, let's go!" called Max and sent out Treecko.
"Let the match, begin!" announced the referee.
"Nosepass, Zap Cannon!" Roxanne called out first.
"Treecko, dodge with Quick Attack and follow with Pound!" Max responded. Treecko jetted off in the opposite direction of the crackling ball of lightning and headed straight towards Nosepass with its tail readied like a catapult. The speed from the Quick Attack propelled Treecko even faster and allowed Treecko to hit Nosepass right in the nose to knock it off balance.
Once Nosepass was sprawled out on the ground, Max told Treecko to use Bullet Seed and Absorb until Nosepass was so weak it could barely stand on its legs.
"You're very strong, Max, but don't underestimate Nosepass!" Roxanne declared. "Nosepass, use Rock Slide on the entire battlefield"
Nosepass sprung into the air and launched multiple large rock projectiles into the ground causing the battlefield to turn into a large rock maze. "Next, use Sandstorm," Roxanne said in a calm voice.
Nosepass thrust its arms forward and caused there to be a sandstorm that made Treecko and Max shield their eyes with their arms.
"Nosepass, now use Zap Cannon" called Roxanne. Nosepass began charging up the Zap Cannon but Max quickly countered by commanding Treecko to use Bullet Seed one of Nosepass' feet. Nosepass flinched in pain and its Zap Cannon was misdirected and landed behind Nosepass. Taking advantage of the momentum of Nosepass stumbling around, Max then commanded Treecko to use Quick Attack to knock Nosepass off the rock it was standing on. This was accomplished very quickly and once Nosepass was airborne, Treecko used Absorb and pounded Nosepass into the ground.
"Nosepass is unable to battle, Treecko wins. Gym Leader Roxanne, please select your next Pokémon" announced the judge.
Roxanne called her Nosepass back, "Good work, get some rest," she said sweetly to her Pokémon. "You really have matured Max. Now, it's time to step it up! Sudowoodo, let's go!"
To be continued...