Author's note: Nothing new, but as always, thanks for waiting!
However, as I've said before, I'm not very good at detailing how a Pokemon battle goes down in fanfic. Just let me know if there's any mistakes.
Lavender Town Syndrome
The Battle Begins
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Outside the gym, Team Rocket were attempting to get in without being spotted by the hooded people. Jessie wasn't too pleased with the fact that most of the windows were sealed shut, but was confident there would be one that was open.
"This place looks more like a mansion than an actual gym! What, is this also the leader's house?" Meowth asked.
"We're absolutely not sure if it is her house!" the female Team Rocket member replied.
"Look! One of the windows is wide open!" James exclaimed.
"Good thinking, James...even if it took us 15 minutes to find an open window!" Jessie replied, almost sarcastically.
And with that, the group slid through the window one by one, until they found themselves in what appeared to be a bedroom. "As I've guessed, this is the leader's house! Not to mention the bed here's pretty comfy." Meowth said, before jumping on the bed a few times.
"We shouldn't be playing with all this furniture! We're supposed to find Ash and his circle of twerp friends!" Jessie told him.
"And we're determined in getting our hands on that Pikachu at last!" James added.
"Oh yeah, I forgot all 'bout it." Meowth replied as he got off the bed and returned to the others.
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With the gym battle finally underway, Alice took out a Pokeball and out popped Gastly. "Just remember, if you manage to defeat my Gastly, my Haunter, and finally my Gengar, you might have a surprise waiting for you."
Ash simply nodded, before he summoned Bulbasaur. The Grass-type Pokemon wasted no time in obeying his trainer's command, tackling the gym leader's Pokemon, followed by its opponent giving it a Lick under its own trainer's request.
Next, Bulbasaur was able to perform a Vine Whip on its opponent, giving it more damage, until Gastly fought back using Night Shade. The Grass-type Pokemon would then strike again with Razor Leaf, and with that, the first of Alice's Pokemon was defeated.
As Ash proceeded to summon Squirtle, having it take Bulbasaur's place, the trainer believed this battle was going to be a cakewalk. Then again, he knew it would also be just as difficult as the one with Sabrina at Saffron Gym.
Alice immediately brought in Haunter, and it performed a Confuse Ray onto Squirtle. The Water-type Pokemon had no clue what to expect next, as the next turn had its opponent give it a Lick of its own.
Squirtle would then do a Water Gun attack on it, damaging Haunter for the first time. The Ghost-type Pokemon would attempt to counterattack with Hypnosis, but it didn't affect the Water-type Pokemon much.
Finally, Squirtle performed a Skull Bash on Haunter, and now Alice was down to just one...or did she? She sneered briefly, before taking out the third and seemingly last of her Pokeballs, and out popped Gengar.
Ash would bring in Charmander, but the Fire-type Pokemon immediately flinched, but his trainer was able to get him to do a Leer attack. Though it rattled Gengar a bit, it didn't stop from attempting to do a Lick attack, but to its surprise, the Fire-type Pokemon had evaded it.
Charmander would then pull off a Flamethrower, giving Gengar a good amount of damage. Unfortunately, the Ghost-type Pokemon struck back, inflicting great damage to Charmander with Night Shade.
Out of desperation, Ash brought in Pikachu as the Fire-type Pokemon's replacement. Successfully performing a Thunderbolt attack, it took Gengar down fair and square, prompting Alice to frown almost disappointingly.
"Congratulations, Ash Ketchum. You have successfully defeated my trio of loyal Ghost Pokemon; but unfortunately, this battle has just begun!" she said, before taking out what appeared to be a black and purple Pokeball.
It opened, and it was Ghost that came out, possessing a nightmarish aura that was sure to frighten Ash and his friends. "Good luck trying to deal with Ghost...it's said that it can kill anyone that dares to attack it." she added.
The male trainer swallowed, and was about to get Pikachu to attack Ghost when he remembered hearing the citizens talking to him about Alice's childhood, about Ghost, and how her father was in a vegetative state after Ghost attacked him when he tried to subdue it.
As the room everyone was in became warped, the walls turning blood red and horrifying images flashing before their eyes as Ghost's presence was felt, Ash finally exclaimed, "It's dangerous! You can't do this!"
Immediately, her eyes slightly widened, before she asked, dropping her Pokeball, "What...What do you mean...?"
"There has to be a way to get rid of it! But...just how?" he replied.
Alice's heart sank; was it really possible for Ash and his allies to eradicate Ghost?
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Will Alice have a change of heart? Or will she unleash Ghost's wrath upon everyone?
With love for my fans,
Chrissy