And now…Cal vs. Roark!

Disclaimer: I only own my OC's. The rest is Nintendo and other OC creators

-Break-

As Cal and Roark got ready for their battle, Zina and Danny created new signs for the match. Zina's sign read 'If you fail, my sister is dumping you.' Danny decided to write out Cal's full name (Callen Daniel Reginald Waterflower Ketchum) in bright pink letters.

"You have a sister?" Romulus asked. Zina nodded.

"And she's dating Cal." Zina finished. "That's always awkward." The purple haired girl chuckled. "Bella's a year older than I am. She went on a journey to Hoenn to become a co-ordinator. Takes after my mom completely. Sometimes it causes us to butt heads." She chuckled.

"That makes sense." Romulus mused. "I know it's hard to live with a sibling. Remus and I fight a lot, especially over battles vs. contests."

"Contests are better!" Remus shouted from below.

"That is so true." Danny agreed.

"Battles are better!" Romulus, Zina, and Rachel shouted in unison. The two co-ordinators rolled their eyes.

"Being a Pokémon breeder is better than both." Michael said, kicking his feet up on the stands below them. After a moment, the six friends burst into laughter. Turning to the battlefield, they listened to the ref as he started announcing.

"This battle will be a three on three battle between Gym Leader Roark and challenger Cal!" The referee announced. "Only the challenger will be allowed to substitute Pokémon. The Gym Leader will start the battle. Let the battle begin!"

"Alright, go Geodude!" Roark sent out his first Pokémon.

"Astro, let's do this thing!" Cal announced, sending out the borrowed Elekid.

"Let's hope that Astro works with Cal." Michael said. "Frosty cooperated with Kitten pretty well, but Astro is a little more rowdy. He could be harder to deal with."

"Geodude, use Stealth Rock!" Roark commanded.

"Astro, Low Sweep." Cal retaliated. The Elekid swept his foot under the mini-rock-thing.

"Geodude, use Rock Throw." Roark said.

"Low Sweep again!" Cal instructed. Astro complied, quickly knocking out Geodude. "Hmm…" Cal mused. "This isn't going to last long, so I better make Onix faint quickly."

"Geodude is unable to battle, so that means Astro is the winner!" The ref called. The spectators cheered for their respective sides, Cal's cheering squad slightly louder (Zina and company released their Pokémon to help them cheer).

"You have some skills." Roark noted. "Let's see if you can handle my next teammate."

"Onix? I think I can handle it." Cal said.

"Oh, so you know what my next team member is. Interesting." Roark said.

"My friends just battled you." Cal said blankly. Roark stayed silence for a while. "Whatever. Astro, use Low Sweep." Astro turned, looked at Cal, and fell asleep. "Dang it." The boy muttered.

"This could be a problem, for you anyway." Roark smirked. "Onix, use Rock Throw." Onix chucked a rock at the sleeping Elekid. Astro rolled over.

You interrupted my nap. He growled. You'll pay! He charged at Onix, and knocked him down with a Low Sweep.

"Onix, use Rock Throw." Roark said to Onix. Onix happily complied, and crushed Astro.

"Astro is unable to battle, so this means that Onix is the winner!" The ref called. Cal returned Astro reluctantly.

"Not so strong now are you." Roark chuckled.

"I'm not done yet." Cal growled. "Blaze, let's do this thing." He said, releasing his partner. "Start out with Mach Punch."

As you wish. The Monferno said. She jumped into the air and punched Onix in the face. He swung back and forth, and finally hit the ground.

"Nice job Blaze." Cal acknowledged his partner.

"Onix is unable to battle, which means that Blaze is the winner." The ref said.

"ALRIGHT!" Rachel and Michael cheered. As they sat down, Rachel tripped on a piece of trash. She went crashing down and landed on Michael.

"Uhh…" Rachel stared at Michael. "Hi?" She said innocently.

"Hi." Michael said, staring back into her eyes. Behind them, Remus and Romulus made kissy faces.

"Hey Danny, check out my new OTP." Zina giggled. "It's called RachMike!"

"Get off!" Michael shoved Rachel off of himself. She brushed herself off, as if she was covered in dirt.

"I just fell." Rachel said, looking the other direction. "Hey look, Cal's battling again."

"Cranidos, let's go!" Roark released his last teammate. "I don't think you'll be able to beat us now."

"That's what you think." Cal said, rooting through his bag. "Ah-ha. Here we go." Call pulled a small red vile out of a pocket. "Blaze, come here." He opened the bottle and fed it to her.

"What did you just do?" Roark asked.

"Hehehe…" Cal laughed to himself. "That was an X Attack. It ups the attack of its user. Now Blaze, use Mach Punch!" Blaze jumped into the air and threw a punch towards Cranidos' way.

"Cranidos, counter with Headbutt!" Roark yelled. Cranidos leaped forward, headfirst. Blaze's fist connected with Cranidos' head. Both Pokémon fell backwards; shaking off the damage like it was nothing. Due to the excessive panting of each creature, it was obvious that the next hit would decide the winner. Thankfully for Cal, he had the upper hand. "Cranidos, Pursuit!"

"Mach Punch." Cal waved off Cranidos' attack.

HYAAAA! Blaze shouted.

THAT WAS A HORRIBLE LINK IMPRESSION! Cranidos charged forward. As the attacks combined, the room became dead silent.

"And it seems that…Cranidos is unable to battle, meaning that Blaze is the winner. The win goes to the challenger Cal!" The ref called. The fans screamed with excitement. Roark walked over to Cal and handed him the badge.

"In recognition of your victory, I present to you the Coal Badge." The older boy said. "I must say; I was slightly surprised by your Monferno. Most people don't challenge rock types with a fire type."

"Well first of all, Mach Punch has primary speed against your super slow rock-types." Cal said, grabbing the badge. "Second of all, I've done research on your battle style. Your Cranidos knows no rock-type moves."

"Well, there's that too." Roark laughed. "You did well." Cal nodded. His friends ran over and mobbed him.

"That's three!" Zina cheered. "We all have our first gym badges!" The group made their way out the door. Romulus stopped for a moment. "What's wrong?" Zina asked, tilting her head.

"You haven't forgotten about our deal, have you?" Romulus asked, tossing a Pokèball in the air.

"Oh yeah! I forgot we had to battle!" Zina pulled out her Pokèballs. "Let's do this thing."

Little did they know, someone suspicious was watching them. A man in purple stroked his chin.

"Ah, so the Sinnoh munchkins have made their first achievements in the region. Wonderful." He laughed. And then fell.

As Zina and Romulus prepare for their second rival battle, a mysterious force from beyond watches them. What's next for our heroes? Find out next time, as their journey continues!

-break-

When I was researching for my fics, I realized that Cranidos knows NO ROCK MOVES! I was like, WHAT THE HECK? It's a rock gym! How does that work?

*Sighs* Anyway, there should be an update in two weeks. I'm doing four stories every two weeks. It's only because I have graduation, two vacations, and a summer camp. Around July I should be back, but then in August I start HS, so it should be back to every two weeks :/ Sorry folks.

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