A/N
Hello readers! Welcome back to another Yurumon chapter! In today's chapter we're going to be in Pewter City! I'm not going to spoil anything, so enjoy the read!
Kyōko stood next to her friends on top of a large hill that overlooked Pewter City, she smiled brightly as she knew what was to come. The group traveled together down the hill with renewed determination, a soft-ish bed, warm water, and not-instant-cook food awaited them. It took around thirty minutes for them to reach their destination that was the Pokemon Center, once there they checked in and again got two rooms. After checking in and taking quick showers, the four met up in the lobby in order to plan what to do next.
"Isn't it obvious?" Kyōko asked, "We should go to the gym!" She exclaimed, pointing to the building just across the street from the Pokemon Center. Her friends weren't as convinced, and Yui spoke her mind on this subject.
"Kyōko," She started, "Even I don't think I'm ready to face the gym just yet. Maybe we should wait a day, and train our Pokemon just a bit longer." Yui finished her statement and stared at the blonde, awaiting what her response would be.
"And waste more time? I think not!" Kyōko shouted, and put her hands on her hips. "If you guys aren't going to battle today, then that means I can go first!" The blonde let out a victorious laugh, and made her way to the door. The three other girls let out a collective sigh, and followed suit. Kyōko led the group across the street and entered the gym, which was shaped like a massive boulder, and looked to be made out of stone. The four stepped into a dark room, they looked around, and after a moment, there was movement. The door slid closed behind them, and all the gym's lights turned on, revealing a person standing at the other side of the room. The person had their back turned, arms crossed, and seemed to be waiting for the group, as when they were fully inside he turned toward them. He was a teenager, who wore a long-sleeved orange shirt and green cargo pants, his eyes seemed to be closed, but he also seemed to be looking directly at the four. Once he had turned he took a deep breath in, and released it as he spoke.
"Welcome to the Pewter City Gym!" His voice boomed, giving him an air of authority, "I am Brock, the Gym Leader!" He stepped closer to the group before continuing. "Which one of you will be facing me today?" After the question left his lips, he stood and awaited the group to answer. Yui, Chinatsu, Akari, and Sparky left Kyōko, and headed toward the bleachers to watch. Kyōko sighed, stepped onto the battlefield, which was littered with large and small boulders, and answered Brock's question.
"I will be battling you!" She shouted excitedly, while preparing her Pokeball. Brock also grabbed a Pokeball from his belt and prepared for the battle. A referee then stepped into the middle of the field to announce the rules.
"The battle between Brock and the challenger will be a two-on-two battle!" He started, "The first side to have all their Pokemon knocked out will be deemed the loser!" He steeped to the side of the battlefield and looked out upon it, "Without further ado, let the battle begin!" Once the referee had shouted this, the two trainers released their Pokemon and prepared to fight. Kyōko had sent out her Squirtle, and Brock had released a Geodude.
"You've got this Kyōko-chan!" Akari shouted to her friend, receiving a smile and a thumbs up from the blonde. Kyōko returned her gaze to the battlefield and called out to her Pokemon.
"Alright Squirtle! Use Water Gun!" Squirtle leaped into action after the callout and shot a stream of water at Brock's Geodude. Brock seemed to mutter something to his Geodude, and the Pokemon dodged the attack with ease. Kyōko looked angrily at the Pokemon that had just dodged, but quickly shook her head and prepared for the counter-attack. The Geodude floated towards the blue turtle Pokemon quickly, and Kyōko reacted.
"Dodge it Squirtle!" The blonde shouted, her Squirtle moved as quick as it could but wasn't able to get out of the Geodude's Tackle attack. Squirtle was thrown into a boulder that was on the battlefield, and fainted from the one attack. Kyōko looked on in shock, and once more had to shake her head.
"Uh... Um... R-Return Squirtle!" Kyōko shouted and returned her Pokemon, a look of determination spread across her face as she took out her next Pokeball. It's time for redemption, I know we have this my friend! She thought as she reared back, and tossed the Pokeball. "Come on out, Rattata!" She called as the ball landed, and released the purple rat Pokemon. Once out of it's ball the Rattata looked lazily around, and yawned. Brock's Geodude had returned to it's side and received another order from its trainer. The Pokemon levitated toward the purple rat at the same pace it did toward Squirtle, and Kyōko called out her next move.
"Rattata! Dodge it, and use Quick Attack!" She looked down at her Rattata, and her jaw dropped. The Pokemon had fallen asleep on the field, and was snoozing soundly as the Geodude approached. "Hey! Rattata! Wake up!" She called at it once more, which woke the Pokemon up, but made it extremely angry. Before Kyōko could call out her orders again Geodude crashed into the purple rat, and threw it behind Kyōko. Rattata got up, and hissed at the Geodude.
"Alright Rattata! Use Quick Attack!" Kyōko once more called out, and watched her Rattata throw itself at the rock Pokemon. The blonde tilted her head however, as the Rattata seemed to have ignored her earlier command, and was instead biting and scratching the Geodude savagely.
"Rattata! I said use Quick Attack! Not rip the Geodude apart! Stop it!" Kyōko screamed at her Pokemon, which ignored her commands. Brock saw this, and took his chance.
"Geodude!" The gym leader called out loudly due to the distance between him and his Pokemon, "Throw off that Rattata and use Tackle once more!" The rock Pokemon obeyed and threw the purple rat off with ease, and once more Tackled it. The second Tackle had done it for the Rattata, and it fainted. Kyōko pouted, and retrieved her Pokeball from her belt. As she returned her Pokemon, the referee called the match.
"Both of the Challenger's Pokemon are unable to battle!" He shouted, "The winner is Brock! The Pewter City Gym Leader!" Once the referee had finished the announcement, Kyōko listened as the bleachers erupted with cheering. Oh, and now my friends are rooting for the Gym Leader as well... She silently sulked as she looked up at the cheering, to which she let a look of confusion spread across her face. There were now eight kids on the bleachers close by to her friends. They all resembled Brock, and made the blonde do a double take. Her confusion was cut short by the sound of someone approaching, Kyōko looked up to see who was coming, and saw Brock.
"It seems as though your Pokemon aren't well enough trained." He started, "Next time you'd better come with proper training." Brock walked off to the bleachers to get back with his family, and the group reunited soon after.
"I told you Kyōko-chan." Yui stated flatly, "You weren't ready." Yui looked up at Kyōko and was met by a teary-eyed face, "Eh-I mean..." The raven haired girl sighed, "Sorry Kyōko. But its true. You weren't ready to face Brock." The blonde was holding back tears and was scowling at Yui, when suddenly she rushed out of the Gym, and toward the Pokemon Center. Yui sighed again, She'll feel better in a bit. The raven haired girl thought, Yeah. She'll get over it.
Chinatsu, Akari, and Yui made their way to the back of the Pokemon Center where a small battlefield resided, Kyōko had locked herself in her's and Yui's room and was sulking. Yui-senpai did tell her she wasn't ready. Chinatsu thought as they walked out onto the field. Chinatsu went to one side, while Akari went to the other. Yui went to the side of the battlefield and prepared to ref the upcoming battle. Chinatsu and Akari were going to have a battle meant as extra training before their battles with Brock. Yui cleared her throat loudly before speaking.
"The battle between Chinatsu and Akari will be a two-on-two battle!" Yui mocked the referee from earlier, "The first side to have all their Pokemon knocked out will be the loser!" She looked to Chinatsu, "Are you ready?" Chinatsu nodded, and watched as Yui turned to Akari. "And are you ready?" Akari gave a thumbs up, seemingly mocking Kyōko. "Then without further ado," Yui shouted, "Let the battle begin!"
Chinatsu called out her Caterpie, and Akari sent out Jay. I shouldn't underestimate Akari. She may look sweet and innocent, but she has the prowess of a great general. Chinatsu thought, and softly laughed at the image of Akari in a general's suit. Now's not the time for jokes. I must focus on the battle! Her thoughts in check, Chinatsu was now fully ready for the battle. She ordered her Caterpie to use String Shot on Jay as it approached, and Tackle once the String Shot was in effect. Jay closed the distance between its start and the pinkette's Caterpie very quickly, almost too quick for the bug Pokemon to respond, however it got off a string Shot as the Pidgey flew toward it. Chinatsu looked up at Akari, and was shocked to see a small smirk on the redhead's face after the attack. What does she have planned? Chinatsu asked herself worriedly, and once more the image of "General Akaza" popped into her mind, but this time in a scary-not-funny kinda way. Jay, who was wrapped in Caterpie's string, had angled itself for a direct impact with the poor bug-type. Meaning Akari knew heading in head-first meant a sticky situation, and planned around it. Akari-chan can be scary sometimes... Chinatsu thought with a shiver, as she watched her Caterpie struggle to get back up after the Pidgey's attack.
"C'mon caterpie! You can do it!" The pinkette called out to her Pokemon and watched it give one more valiant push toward getting back up, but ultimately, it failed.
"Caterpie is unable to battle! Akari and Jay win the first round!" Yui called out, and gestured her hand toward the redhead. Akari had retrieved Jay's Pokeball from her belt and proceeded to return her Pokemon.
"Good job out there Jay." Akari praised in a kind voice, "You deserve a nice rest." Chinatsu called back her own Pokemon and retrieved Bulbasaur's Ball. Once she sent Bulbasaur out, and Sparky had moved onto the field, the battle continued. Chinatsu ordered her Bulbasaur to use Vine Whip if it needed to dodge quickly, and Tackle once it had dodged. Akari again went for an attack, this time being a Thunder Shock. Bulbasaur dodged it with a Vine Whip propelled jump, and went into a Tackle quickly after landing. Chinatsu looked to Akari once more, and again saw a smirk. Oh no...
"Abort! Bulbasaur, get out of there!" Chinatsu called to her Pokemon, but it was too late. Sparky leaped onto the unsuspecting Bulbasaur's back, and had begun a brutal Double Slap attack. The plant Pokemon took four hits before it finally shook the Pikachu off of it, but then another attack was released, and this time it wouldn't miss. Sparky let off a second Thunder Shock from a near point-blank distance, and hit Bulbasaur with the powerful attack. Chinatsu's Pokemon fainted, and Yui called the match.
"All of Chinatsu's Pokemon are unable to battle, the winner is Akari!" Yui stated, and watched as Chinatsu called back her Pokemon and Akari gave Sparky some 'congratulations' pets. Chinatsu walked up to Akari and smiled wide, "You did really great out there Akari-chan!" The pinkette started, "I had no idea what you were going to do next! You're a natural!" When Chinatsu finished her congratulations toward the redhead, Yui had begun her own.
"No kidding. Akari, you have some real talent when it comes to battling." The raven haired girl said, and affectionately rubbed her hand through Akari's hair.
"Thank you!" Akari started, "To be honest all I was doing was protecting my friends from getting hurt, and I saw a good way to do it." She said, whilst scratching the back of her head in embarrassment at all the attention. Chinatsu and Yui sweat-dropped at this, If you call totally destroying my team, 'protecting your friends' then I don't want to see you when in dire straits... Chinatsu thought bluntly, and was about to speak when she heard the sound of footsteps coming from behind her.
"Akari did extremely well." Kyōko said as she approached the group, her voice was a tad raspy from what Chinatsu could only assume was some crying. "I saw the entire thing." Kyōko added, and smiled a big smile.
"Akari's glad you saw, Kyōko-chan!" The redhead cheerfully stated, "And Akari's also glad that you're feeling better too!" Akari's smile was as wide and bright as it ever could've been, and it made Chinatsu's cheeks redden a bit. Akari can be really cu- The pinkette's thoughts were cut short by the sound of a large explosion off in the distance. The four girls turned to the source of the sound, and saw a large plume of dust rising into the air. The group turned to one-another, and Kyōko spoke up after a brief silence.
"Did you all see that!?" She questioned excitedly, "We need to go investigate it!" Before any of the other three could protest, Kyōko was off running. The remaining group members let out a collective sigh, and quickly gave chase.
Kyōko had run for quite a distance, and had followed the sounds of more crashing, and explosions off in the distance. As she neared the source, they got louder, and louder. When finally she saw what was causing such a ruckus. At the edge of the city, a Rhyhorn was ramming into buildings, cars, stones, and all sorts of things. Clearly the poor fella's upset about something... But what? Kyōko questioned herself silently, but before she could further muse on the subject, she heard panting and footsteps coming up behind her. The blonde turned toward the sounds, and smiled widely at her friends as they caught up.
"I know how I'm going to beat Brock!" The blonde excitedly exclaimed, gesturing toward the rampaging Pokemon, "I'm going to catch that!" Kyōko awaited her friends' approving words, but none came. Instead, she watched as her three other friends looked at her confusedly. Chinatsu was the first to speak, and she spoke the words that the rest of the group were thinking.
"Seriously Kyōko?" The pinkette's question was bitter, tired, and all around not nice. Kyōko was taken aback by the simple rudeness of it, and readied a retort. However she was cut off by Yui.
"Kyōko." Yui started, "That's a rampaging Rhyhorn over there... If you couldn't beat Brock, then how are you going to defeat a much, much, stronger Pokemon such as that?" Yui's question cut hard into Kyōko's self esteem, as that was still a sore subject with her.
"I-If..." Kyōko started softly, "If I catch this Rhyhorn... Then maybe, I could beat Brock. And then I'll show you! I can be a competent trainer as well!" The blonde finished with renewed determination, she turned back to the Rhyhorn and took a few steps toward it. She reached for her belt to get Squirtle, but realized something was amiss. Oh no... My Pokemon are still at the Center! She silently berated herself, and watched as the Rhyhorn got closer. Ah! If it gets too close, I'm done for! Kyōko turned on her heel and booked it back to the cover her friends were at. "Plan B!" she shouted, "Run!" The four girls began running back the way they came, when suddenly the Rhyhorn's stamping begun rapidly edging closer to them. Kyōko looked back, only to see the beast running straight at them.
"I don't want to be that guy, but... RUN FASTER!" The blonde shouted as she picked up her own pace, however she didn't leave her friends behind, and tried to run quickly with them. The stomping grew louder, and louder, as the Rhyhorn got closer, and closer. Suddenly, a loud explosion echoed around the area. The four girls tripped, and fell to the ground. When they looked to see if the Rhyhorn was going to get them or not, they saw that a much larger Pokemon was holding the Rhyhorn in its large snake-like body.
"Th-That's an Onix!" Yui stated, surprised at its sheer size, "Then that means..." The raven haired girl trailed off as the Onix's trainer approached the group.
"Are you four alright?" Brock called to them, as he rushed over. Nurse Joy was following close behind, and had a bag of medical supplies at her side. Akari was the first to speak up.
"Y-Yeah." She started, "Aside form a few scrapes from the fall, I think we're all right." She finished, as she watched the Onix throw the Rhyhorn to the ground, knocking it out.
"That's a relief." Nurse Joy spoke this time, "You four are lucky to have not been seriously injured. Why did you even run over here though?" The group looked down in unison, however Kyōko got up, cleared her throat, and spoke.
"They were following me... I kinda ran here to see if anyone was in trouble..." She half-lied, There's no need to say 'I was out looking for a way to beat Brock', so it's kinda the truth. Kyōko silently remarked. Nurse Joy sighed.
"Looking to help people, and then needing to get help yourselves. You remind me of me when I was younger." She smiled, and begun to walk away. Brock shrugged, and went over to the Onix and Rhyhorn, he grabbed out a Pokeball and caught the Rhyhorn, and then returned his Onix. Brock turned around, and called to the group.
"You'd better get back to the Pokemon Center. It seems as though everything here is settled, and you four look like you need a rest." After finishing, he began walking back in the direction of his gym. The four girls looked to one-another, shrugged, and headed for the Pokemon Center.
Yui awoke in the middle of the night, she groggily looked around the small room she was in and noticed something, or rather someone, was missing. Where has Kyōko gone off to this time? She questioned herself silently, whilst getting out of the bed. Yui had a general idea on where to look for the blonde, and found her relatively quickly. Kyōko was out on the battlefield with her Pokemon, and she was actually training. Yui smiled at this and remarked silently, When she's dedicated, she can really get things done. The raven haired girl then tilted her head at Kyōko when she noticed that the blonde was holding a small book in her right hand. What's that? The question rang out in her head for a small, bit before Yui decided it was time for her to confront Kyōko.
"Oi. Kyōko." Yui stated simply, as she walked over to the blonde, "How's the training?" She asked, truly interested in whether or not Kyōko's training was actually going smoothly. The blonde turned toward Yui, surprise strewn across her face.
"Y-Yui?" Kyōko asked, "What are you doing up?" Yui shrugged at the blonde's question, and still waited for her own to be answered. "Oh. Right. Training." Kyōko started, whilst scratching the back of her head in embarrassment, "It's actually going super well!" She exclaimed, pumping her fists to further her point. Yui smiled at her close friend's antics, and looked once more at the book, which was put in the blonde's belt once she saw Yui.
"What's that?" The raven haired girl asked Kyōko, whilst pointing at the small book. Kyōko grabbed it and handed it to Yui, before answering.
"It's a book Akari lent me. I told her I was going to be training, and she gave me this." The blonde explained. Yui took the book and looked at its cover. 'How to Train Your Pokemon by Akari Akaza'. Yui tried to hold back a laugh, and opened up the book. Scanning through its content as she flipped from page to page. Huh. This is actually really well done. She silently remarked. In the book there were tons of tips for training Pokemon, and how to battle. Also diagrams, with really well done pictures of Pokemon. It explained type weaknesses, how to combo attacks, and how to control more unruly Pokemon. Wait... I remember teaching her some of this... And... Is that a quote from Brock? Is she just collecting as much data as she can? Yui shook the thoughts from her mind, and returned the book to Kyōko.
"Akari's so nice to have lent you that. But make sure to return it in good condition Kyōko, it seems as though she's put a lot of effort into it." Yui chided the blonde, to which Kyōko replied.
"Don't worry Yui-sama~" She started, "I would never dream of damaging such an important piece of literature!" She joked, earning a small smile from Yui in the process. "Oh, and Yui. check this out!" The blonde then turned to her Pokemon, and said something under her breath to them both, and they nodded in return. The raven haired girl watched as Rattata dashed off quickly, and slammed into a stump, shattering it. Yui was surprised to say the least, but when she saw Squirtle use a Water Gun to move a boulder five feet, she was even more in awe. Yui shook her head, once again, and cleared her throat.
"You three have really improved." The raven haired girl stated, and smiled at Kyōko. "I'm really surprised." The blonde looked at Yui, and pouted.
"Why are you surprised? Did you think I actually could't get better? Yui-nyan's such a big meanie!" This earned another chuckle from Yui, and the raven haired girl patted her blonde friend's head in a consoling manner.
"No, I knew you could get better. Its just I didn't think you would get this good, so soon." Yui's words made Kyōko smile as wide as she could.
"Thank you Yui." Was all she could say, so instead of words, she embraced the raven haired girl tightly.
"There's no need to thank me Kyōko-chan." Yui started, "You did all this on your own." She returned Kyōko's hug, and began to think. You really are something else Kyōko.
The group once more walked into the Pewter City Gym, but this time they did it with confidence in their friend's abilities. Kyōko walked to the side of the battlefield she was at just yesterday, and called out to Brock.
"I'm here for a rematch!" She shouted, to which Brock turned around. He smiled, and walked to his side of the battlefield.
"Alright. I am required to take all battle requests, so let's just get this over with." He stated arrogantly, clearly thinking this will be another landslide victory. Oh boy is he sure wrong. Kyōko silently laughed, I'm ready for this battle now! When she finished her silent statement, she heard the ref tell them to begin.
"You've got this Kyōko!" All of her friends shouted in unison, making her blush slightly as she sent out her Squirtle. Brock had called out his Geodude once more, and the battle commenced. Brock's Geodude once more levitated toward Squirtle, seemingly for another Tackle. Kyōko watched it get closer and closer, and suddenly, but quietly, ordered her Squirtle to jump above the rock Pokemon and use a Water Gun. Squirtle jumped at the last moment, and shot a Water Gun square on the Geodude's head, slamming it into the ground. Kyōko then ordered a Tackle, and the tiny turtle did so. Geodude was unconscious, and the ref called round one. Kyōko had done a small victory dance with her Squirtle before watching Brock send out his next Pokemon. Brock sent out a very large stone snake Pokemon, that Kyōko recognized as the Onix from yesterday. I guess he's going all out in round two... She stated silently. Brock smirked, and shouted over to the blonde.
"You might as well give up! My Onix is unbeatable!" He arrogantly called out to Kyōko, to which she replied.
"I wouldn't underestimate me! give it your best shot Rocky!" She mocked, earning small laughter from her friends and boos from the same kids who had cheered on Brock yesterday. Brock looked on not particularly amused, and ordered his Onix to use Bind. The stone snake moved as quickly as it could toward Kyōko's Squirtle, and Kyōko calmly ordered the tiny turtle to use a Water Gun. Squirtle shot a strong stream of water at the Onix, and knocked it out in one hit. Kyōko, and her three friends all sweat dropped at this, and watched as Brock recalled his Pokemon.
"All of Gym Leader Brock's Pokemon are unable to battle! The winner is the challenger!" The referee called out from where he was standing. Brock approached Kyōko, and smiled.
"You did extremely well this time. I commend you on such an outstanding victory." He held out his hand, and revealed that he was holding a Boulder Badge. "This is a Gym Badge, you will need to receive at least eight of them in order to compete in the Indigo Conference." He finished, and handed the badge to Kyōko. "also, there is a special gift I would like to gift you. As you seem to be a very competent trainer when it comes down to it." He walked with Kyōko, and the three others who had joined them just before he stated that there'd be a special prize. Brock led them to the back wall and pressed a small button. The button opened up a small compartment, which held a few Pokeballs. Brock grabbed one Pokeball and handed it to the blonde.
"In this ball, is the Rhyhorn that I had captured yesterday." He started, "You have shown yourself to be a reliable trainer, and the Rhyhorn was going to go off to a Pokemon Adoption Center anyways, so I am giving it to you." Brock finished, and smiled at the group. They all smiled back, but Kyōko smiled the brightest.
"Thank you so much, Rocky!" She called out, making everyone laugh. The four girls left, and headed back for the Pokemon Center. They chatted, and prepared for their next visit to Brock's Gym, where Akari, as they decided, would battle for her own Boulder Badge. Kyōko looked at her new friend's Pokeball, and smiled brightly. I can't wait until we meet for real. She silently stated, We will become good friends, I can tell. And, if we're friends, you will be good friends with my friends as well. Its like double the friendship! Her thoughts were concluded by that happy statement, and she returned to the conversation she was having with her friends.
A large computer monitor lit up a relatively dark room, on it was a ton of blueprints and other assorted documents. A man with shoulder length blue hair, a woman with long magenta hair, and a small cat-like Pokemon smirked at the screen in near-unison, and seemed to focus on one object in particular. A small chunk of amber.
Thank you for reading chapter four of Yurumon! I apologize for the delayed release of this chapter, but I kinda fell a tad ill over the past week. And with school running me into the ground combined with that, I was only able to work on this chapter during the weekend. But enough of that. Again, thank you for reading! Follow and favorite if you like what you read, and review if you wanna make my day! Reviewing is a really good way to tell me you want to see more of my content, so please, don't hesitate to say a quick. "That was great!" Or anything else really. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed! Bye!