Hey there reader, it's me, Akhil100 here! I once again present you with another new chapter of Pokémon Blaze. This is going to be a special chapter. Like I said earlier, this will be the chapter where the female lead will make her debut. Want to know her name? You have to read the chapter for it.

Major Events of Last Chapter

1. Aki meets Mr. Fuji in Lavender City and delivers the letter Mr. Psychic gave him.

2. Mr. Fuji tells the story of Red to Aki.

3. Aki agrees to deliver the same letter to Koga for Mr. Fuji.

Disclaimer: I don't own the Pokémon franchise, but I wish I did.

So, let's get on to the chapter. Read and enjoy!

Chapter 15 – Ninja Bussiness!

Fuchsia City

"Finally, we got past those Trainers. Phew!" Aki let out a sigh as he stepped in to the calm and quite city of Fuchsia. He took a good look at the city. Fuchsia city, famous for its well-trained ninjas, was home to the Fuchsia Gym, where Aki had a delivery to make.

Aki went straight to the Pokémon Center and healed Pokémon. Before Aki left, Nurse Joy called him back and said, "Your Charmander had his hand fractured, hadn't he?"

"Yes" said Aki letting out his injured Charmander from his Pokéball.

"I'm glad to say that he is healing at a fast rate. He can fully recover in two or three days" She said. A big smile appeared on Aki and Charmander's face. Flame congratulated his fellow Charmander by patting on its head lightly.

"Thank you, Nurse Joy" Aki thanked her before heading towards the training ground behind the building.

"That's amazing! In just three days, you can battle again!" Aki told his Charmander in joy.

"Snivy, use Vine Whip!" A female voice suddenly caught Aki's attention.

"I know that voice" Aki thought and quickly returned Charmander to his Pokéball. Flame jumped on to his shoulder as he ran towards the door that leads to the training ground.

Training Ground

Aki opened the glass door to see two female Trainers battling. He quickly recognized one of them as his old friend, Emma.

Emma used to live in Aspertia City. She was a 15-years old young girl who had black hair and dark blue eyes. She wore a pink shirt over a white one. She also wore black jeans and a pair of pink shoes. She had a pink Xtransceiver on her left wrist and a magenta colored back over her shoulder. Next to her was her starter Pokémon, a Bulbasaur. She also had Snivy in the battlefield, battling a girl's Zigzagoon. Emma's Snivy unleashed two green vines at Zigzagoon. But Zigzagoon was fast enough to dodge the incoming attack.

"Use Leaf Blade, Snivy!" Emma made another command.

The leaf at the end of her Snivy's tail began glowing green and Snivy jumped up and did a front flip and slashed Zigzagoon with its tail. Zigzagoon was knocked out by the attack.

"Good work, Snivy. You did great!" Emma congratulated her Pokémon. She kneeled down at it and patted its head. She then got up and shook hands with her opponent who then left to heal her Pokémon.

"Well, someone just got better" Emma turned around to see Aki coming towards her while clapping his hands. She was a bit surprised to see him in Kanto.

"Aki!?" She exclaimed in disbelief. She ran towards him and shook his hands. Flame jumped down from his shoulder and began talking with Emma's Bulbasaur.

"Hey, so what brings you to Kanto?" Aki asked. The reply came fast, "The same reason as you. To win the PWC"

"Wait, what? Last time I checked, you didn't like battling" said Aki.

"That's not true. I've always liked training and battling with Pokémon" Emma said as she recalled her Snivy to its Pokéball.

"Anyways… When did you get back from Sinnoh?" asked Aki. "Three days after you left on your journey. I then packed my stuff and left on my own journey" Emma replied.

"So are you gonna compete in all the tournaments, like me?" asked Aki.

"No way. I only wanna try those which I think I can win" Emma told him.

"So will you be competing in the Poison tournament?" Aki asked.

"Yes. Will you?"

"Yes" Aki paused for a few seconds. He then looked at her for a moment before asking, "Since we are on the same path… w-would you like to t-travel with me?"

"I'm sorry but I think travelling alone is much better. I also have to get to Celadon ASAP" Emma said in a low voice.

"Alright then, I have to go see Koga" Aki said. "Bye!" Emma said waving at him.

"See ya later!" Aki said returning to the Pokémon Center. He then walked out of the building slowly. Flame realized that he was a bit disappointed. He knew that his trainer really wanted someone to travel with him.

Outside Fuchsia Gym

The Fuchsia Gym was just a few blocks away from the Pokémon Center. Its large door was closed. Aki knocked on the door a few times to hear no response. He knocked again. After a few seconds, an elderly man opened the door.

"What do you want, kid?" The man said in a grumpy voice.

"I want to meet Mr. Koga" Aki said politely.

"Koga's busy right now. Come back later" The man was about to close the door. But Aki spoke before he could do it, "I'm sent by Mr. Fuji"

"Alright come in" The man opened the door for him. Aki stepped in to the building with Flame. He followed the old man to a large room with wooden flooring. The man suddenly stopped in the middle of the room. Aki felt that someone was behind him and turned around. He saw nothing.

"Where's Koga?" Aki asked turning around to the old man. He was a bit shocked to see that the old man had disappeared. Now he was alone in the room. The hall had four exits.

"This is creepy. Where did that guy go to? The bathroom?" Aki said to himself as he walked towards an exit. He accidently stepped on a cracked wood tile. Suddenly a hidden door appeared. He opened the door to see a large number of Voltorb inside.

"Oh no!" Aki ran back to the large room as fast as he could. He knew that the Voltorb would go exploding if he disturbed them.

As he ran towards another exit, he hit something and fell to the floor. He realized that it was an invisible wall. "Who the hell would use invisible walls in a Gym? And how can they even make these?"

Aki got up and tried walking slowly while looking out for more invisible walls. Unfortunately, he tripped on a rope, triggering a trap in which he ended up being hung upside down. He struggled to get out of the situation. Flame also tried to free him.

"Who are you and what do you want?" a voice asked him. Aki looked up to see a ninja in red dress on the ceiling. The ninja jumped down and repeated his question, "Tell me and I will let you go"

"Is this how you treat your guests?" Aki asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Let him go Jackie" Two more ninjas entered the room. One of them was in blue dress while the other was in silver dress. The red ninja untied the rope and Aki fell to the floor, again.

"Who are you guys?" Aki asked after he managed to get up.

"We are the ninjas of Fuchsia. Who are you?" The blue ninjas spoke.

"I'm Aki. I'm here to meet Koga" Aki said rubbing his head.

"Well then, follow us" The silver ninja said. The red ninja motioned him to follow them. Aki was a bit unsure about this. "Are you guys leading me to another booby trap?"

"Don't worry. That was just the trail" The red one said giggling. "You mean there's more?" Aki gulped.

Inside the Fuchsia Gym

As they walked through rooms, Aki noticed several weapons like katana, nunchucks and shurikens in one room. He assumed it to be the training room. They walked further before stopping in front of a large door. The silver ninja whispered a word before the door, causing it to open itself. The door led to a cave through a secret passage. They finally reached Koga who was training with a katana.

"Master Koga, you have a visitor. He says that he was sent by Fuji" The silver ninja told his master.

"Leave us" Koga stopped his training and put down the katana. The ninjas left the cave upon being told to.

"This place is creepy" Aki thought.

"Why did Fuji send you, son?" Koga asked him. "He told me give this letter to you" Aki said taking out the letter from his backpack.

"What's this?" Koga took the letter and read it. He seemed a bit shocked after reading it. He let out a sigh and looked at Aki. "Thank you, young one" He said.

"No problem, sir" Aki said before pausing for a moment. He then spoke, "Koga, sir, I want to ask you something"

"What is it?"

"Aren't you an Elite Four member? So what are you doing in your old gym? I thought you left it under your daughter's care" Aki asked. He had read quite lot about Kanto and its people before coming to the region.

"Yes. I did hand over it to my daughter. But she left a week ago to compete in the PWC tournament. So I had to get back to being the Gym Leader" He explained. He then took his katana again and told Aki, "All right, leave me now"

"Alright, sir" Aki then left the cave to see the ninjas right outside of the cave. They were unmasked this time. The blue ninja had black hair and brown eyes. The red one was a blonde with orange eyes. Finally, the silver ninja had long, black hair with greenish eyes.

"So what's your name?" The red ninja asked him.

"Akhil Blaze. But call me Aki" "What about you guys?"

"The name's Jackie. This is Ken and that silver one over there is Shun" The red ninja said pointing at his fellow ninjas.

"So what do you guys do?" Aki asked. Jackie raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"

"I mean, what you guys do after becoming a ninja?" asked Aki. "We go on missions" Ken spoke.

"You mean like 'save the world' type missions?"

"No. More like spy work" Ken told him.

"So who's the leader?" asked Aki. "That would be Shun" said Jackie. They then started walking out of the passage. While walking, Aki decided to break the silence. "So, do you guys have Pokémon?"

"Yes" Jackie said letting out his Chimchar. He was followed by Kai who let out his Frogadier. Finally, Shun also let out his Swellow.

"Great!" Aki said taking a good look at the Pokémon. Flame quickly made friends with Jackie's Chimchar. They and their Trainers chatted as they made their way out of the gym.

"See you later, Feraligatr!" Aki said waving at the ninjas as he walked towards Route 18, where many surprises await him.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Finished! Sorry I couldn't publish this chapter on her birthday. I had trouble thinking about a good name for the lead female. I went through Hermoine, Herien, Emma etc. (Yes, I'm an Emma Watson fan). Finally, I went with Emma.

To avoid confusion, I gotta tell you a few things. First of all, the PWC is held once in every 5 years. When it is being held, Gym Leaders leave their Gyms to compete in the tournaments. In their absence, either a Gym Trainer or a relative run the Gym. In Janine's case, she left the Fuschsia Gym under her father Koga's care. And now for the regular stuff:

Aki's Team

Flame – Male – Ember, Scratch, Incinerate

Charmander – Male - Ember, Flamethrower, Dig (injured)

Herien's Team

Bulbasaur – Male – ?

Snivy – Vine Whip, Leaf Blade

And now for the trivia –

Pokémon Trivia

Did you know that Munchlax was obtainable through hacking in three games before its generation; Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness, the first Mystery Dungeon and Pokémon Dash?

So, this chapter too comes to an end. Don't forget to review. If you review, you will get a virtual (imaginary) Bulbasaur. So long guys. This is your friendly-neighbourhood Akhil100 signing out!