Hello Fanfiction Readers! How's it going? Good, bad, okay? In this chapter, Ash and his friends meet a certain hyperactive character. The character in question, when I think about it, was actually kind of...underused...in the Anime. I plan on trying to rectifying that. The key word there being "try", I'm no Shakespeare. I'll do my best though. Anyway, on with the story!
Disclaimer: Disclaimers. They. Are. Everywhere. Beware them. Also, some people, definitely not me, own Pokémon.
TM24: Hmm. Hmm.. Hmm... This Fourth Wall worries me.
Pokémon Black and White
Chapter Twelve
Ash's Point of View
Well that was something. While on the road to Nacrene City and my next gym battle, we ran into a group of young kids playing with a Trubbish. The kids we're from a girl named Daniela who was their Kindergarten teacher. Daniela said that her students found a Trubbish the day before and brought it with them.
Daniela was anything but happy about Trubbish. Karena, Daniela's grandmother, said that she had taken it back to where the kids had first found it. Daniela and Karena then escorted us to the back of the Day-Care where they had the Kindergarten class. We found a huge pile of junk there that the kids, self-proclaimed as the Trubbish Squad, had made into a short of secret base. I proposed that I go have a talk with the kids, reminiscing on how I used to play games like that when I was a kid.
After talking with them, I tried to convince them to go make amends with their teacher, but they wouldn't listen. While I was there though, I saw the same sunglass-wearing Sandile I had seen back when I was at the hot springs resort. It seemed though that the Sandile wanted to attack. The Sandile was then sent flying after being affected by Toxic Spikes and getting hit with an Iron Tail and Sludge Bomb attack. I couldn't help but feel though, that I would see that Sandile again...On another note though, I realized I was actually having fun whilst trying to talk to the kids.
Then Daniela, Karena, Iris, and Cilan came, with Daniela wanting Trubbish to leave. I attempted to help the Trubbish Squad, but she would hear nothing of it as she sent out her Deerling. After a Tackle attack, Deerling upturned the junk, causing it to be on the verge of collapsing. After a joined effort of those there, the kids then went to apologize to their teacher. Daniela then, after a change of heart and seeing Trubbish in action, decided to allow Trubbish to stay.
Before me, Iris, and Cilan left though, I was giving a Pokémon Egg. I wonder what's going to hatch from it! I'm so excited.
Normal Point of View
"Wait, everyone!" A voice shouted from behind Ash, Iris, and Cilan. "Please, hang on a sec!"
The girl then, upon tripping on a rock, went swerving out of control. After which, she knocked Ash and Cilan into the nearby river.
"I'm so sorry!" The girl said after Ash and Cilan built a fire and hung their clothes to dry.
If they had been more attentive of what was behind them, they would of noticed how Iris was blushing as faintly as she could. Her gaze obviously stuck on a certain Pokémon Connoisseur.
"Please forgive me, I'm so sorry." The girl continued. "I just feel totally awful!"
"Please, stop!" Cilan said with a sweat-drop. "It's all right..."
"Yeah, it's not a big deal." Ash added.
"I'd suppose so..." Iris said under her breath before talking louder for them to hear. "So what are you doing there?"
"Actually, I wanted to have a little talk with Ash." The girl said.
"Huh?" Ash wondered.
"Here, I want you to take a look at this!" The girl said, getting up close to Ash to show him what was on her wrist.
"Professor Juniper!" Ash exclaimed as the girl turned on her Xtransceiver.
"How nice to see you, Ash." Professor Juniper replied with her usual hand salute. "Hello! How're your gym battles going?"
"Great, I already won one badge!" Ash replied.
"I'm so proud of you!" Professor Juniper said. "But about that badge of yours..."
"What is it?" Ash asked.
"Please accept my apologies." Professor Juniper began sheepishly. "I forgot to give you a badge case. But the girl next to you, Bianca, has it. Bye-bye!"
And with that, Professor Juniper ended the call.
"Bianca, that's me." The girl said in confirmation. "Hello there!"
"My name's Iris, hi!"
"And I'm Cilan, Pokémon Connoisseur."
"So let me give you your badge-" Bianca began but stopped when she was going through her bag, becoming discouraged.
"Is something wrong?" Ash asked.
"No, no! Everything is just fine." Bianca exclaimed, waving her hand dismissively before turning back to her bag. "Come on, come on...I know I put it in my bag."
Bianca then continued to look as the fire went out and Cilan and Ash were putting their clothes back on.
"Excuse me, have any luck yet?" Ash asked.
"Yes! Here it is." Bianca exclaimed.
"Wow, it sure is dusty." Iris commented as Bianca coughed from the dust on the badge case.
"Here, Ash." Bianca said, presenting the badge case.
"Great." Ash said. "Thank you! This is awesome. I've got a badge case!"
"Can't wait to get all eight badges." Ash said, a tone of determination in his voice as he put the Trio Badge in the case.
"When you do, you're ready!" Iris said, leaning over Ash's shoulder.
"And don't forget the Nacrene City Gym is now really close by." Cilan added.
"I'd love to see your badge." Bianca interjected. "May I, please?"
"Sure, no prob." Ash said before closing the badge case to give to Bianca. "Here you go..."
Just then though, a gray blur came by and stole the badge case right out Bianca's hands.
"Hey!" Ash shouted. "C'mon, that's my badge case!"
"Wait up!" Ash shouted before following the path the thief went.
"Come back!" Bianca said.
"Stop!" Iris said.
"I'll tell you, that's one fast Pokémon for sure!" Ash commented, leaning against a tree trunk in the way.
"Yes, and a wonderful Pokémon, too!" Bianca said happily.
"Please." Iris said. "Save the admiring for another time."
"It's just because I've never seen such a fast Pokémon before!" Bianca said, leaning in close to Iris' face. "I'm thrilled!"
"Excitable, too." Cilan added with a sweat-drop.
"Knock it off!" Ash exclaimed, jumping over the tree trunk. "I've gotta get my badge back!"
"They'd probably give you a replacement badge, wouldn't they?" Bianca wondered aloud.
"What?" Ash exclaimed incredulously, standing up in surprise. "Replacement?"
"That badge is loaded with special memories, so that's the only one I want!" Ash said after recovering from falling off the log.
"Pika pika Pikapi!" ("Over here Ash!")
The teens then followed Pikachu over to an area of bushes. As they peaked over them, they saw the thieving Pokémon.
"It's my badge case!" Ash exclaimed.
"Aww, so cute!" Bianca commented as the Pokémon began to rub its tail against Ash's badge case.
"Minccino, the Chinchilla Pokémon. Minccino loves shiny things, and will use its tail as a brush to clean any objects that are dirty." Bianca's Pokédex uttered.
"Minccino likes things tidy!" Bianca said.
"It must've taken the badge case because it was dirty." Cilan added.
"And since I hate to clean, this is perfect for me!" Bianca exclaimed, giggling to herself.
"Okay. It's time to get my badge back!" Ash interjected.
"No!" Bianca exclaimed, rushing over to Minccino before Ash got the chance. "I'll get it myself!"
"Wow." Ash said.
"She moves at her own speed." Cilan commented with a sweat-drop and his hand behind his head.
"I say she's a little selfish." Iris said.
"Huh?" Ash asked. "Selfish how? I don't see it."
"You just leave it to me," Bianca interjected. "and I'll get your case back in no time!"
Minccino then proceeded to put the badge case in its mouth before glaring slightly at Bianca.
"Okay, time for battle!" Bianca declared, moving her arm several times in a row to prepare the throw. "Go, Pignite!"
"A Pignite huh..." Ash said.
"That's Tepig's evolved form." Cilan said.
"Pignite, the Fire Pig Pokémon, and the evolved form of Tepig. Pignite's food converts into fuel for the flame that burns in its stomach, and when fuel burns in its stomach, its speed increases." Ash's Pokédex uttered.
"Now use Tackle on Minccino!"
"That Minccino sure is fast!" Cilan commented as the Chinchilla Pokémon jumped over the Fire Pig Pokémon, sending it into the bushes.
"Use Flame Charge!" Bianca said as Pignite jumped out of the bushes and recuperated.
Pignite then proceeded to stomp its hooves before it was engulfed in a fire and proceeded to charge its opponent.
"Whoa, what a move!" Ash commented.
"Powerful!" Iris added.
However, Minccino simply ran up a tree after the attack.
"Oh no, we were so close!" Bianca said, stomping her foot in frustration. Her Pignite following her actions.
"Well, Pokémon do take after their Pokémon Trainers." Ash said with a sweat-drop.
"Obviously Bianca may not look it, but she's a fierce battler!" Cilan said.
"Hey, would you mind hurrying up and getting my badge back?" Ash asked, a bit of an indignant tone in his voice.
"Good as done!" Bianca replied, winking.
"Pignite, use Flame Charge again!" Bianca said after Minccino moved in the tree, catching their attention.
As Pignite prepared the attack, Minccino curled back its ears and then puffed up its cheeks before following through with an attack.
"That's Hyper Voice!" Iris observed as Pignite was struck with the cacophonous tones.
"Looks like Pignite can't move!" Cilan added.
Pleased with itself, Minccino then jumped onto Pignite and started to use its Tickle attack.
"Pignite, no!" Bianca said with concern, her Fire Pig Pokémon incapacitated as it laughed.
"There goes Tickle..." Iris said.
"Pignite, return!" Bianca said, returning the Pokémon to its Poké Ball and relieving it of the Tickle attack.
"Wow, that Minccino's little and cute and so tough at the same time that I've just got to catch it and that's just what I'm going to do!." Bianca exclaimed.
"Then I'll just have to get my badge back myself!" Ash said, going to stand next to Bianca.
"Ready, Pikachu?"
"Pikachu!" ("Ready!")
Before Pikachu could leap off of Ash's shoulder, Ash stopped him.
"Hey Pikachu, why don't we leave this to Oshawott?" Ash asked.
"Pikachu." ("I guess.")
As if on cue though, Oshawott came out of his Poké Ball.
"Oshawott, Osha!" ("Okay, I'll handle this.")
"Wow," Bianca exclaimed, clasping her hands. "does that mean Ash's Pokémon come out all by themselves?"
"Just Oshawott." Iris replied with a sweat-drop.
"Darling!" Bianca commented.
"Go, Oshawott!" Ash exclaimed. "Okay, Oshawott, use Tackle!"
After running around a bit, the two opponents stopped to look at each other.
"Way to go, Oshawott!" Ash said. "Now use Razor-"
Ash was then interrupted when Bianca spoke up.
"Hydro Pump, let's go!" Bianca said. "I said Hydro Pump and I mean Hydro Pump!"
"Oshawott doesn't know that move!" Ash exclaimed, putting an arm in front of Bianca.
"Sorry." Bianca said with a sweat-drop.
"Oshawott, Razor Shell!" Ash said.
When the Sea Otter Pokémon prepared the attack though, the Chinchilla Pokémon was already running up a tree.
"Stop wasting time and try Razor Shell again!" Bianca exclaimed.
"Bianca, give orders to your own Pokémon!" Ash said.
"Sorry again." Bianca said with a sweat-drop.
The outburst however, distracted the Sea Otter Pokémon. That allowed Minccino to get in close for an attack.
"Uh-oh, Oshawott's in trouble now!" Ash commented.
"Oshawott!" Ash exclaimed after Oshawott was affected by Tickle and struck twice by DoubleSlap.
"And we were so close..." Bianca said when Oshawott fainted.
"It used Tickle and followed it with DoubleSlap..." Iris said. "Wow!"
"Some battling style!" Cilan commented. "Minccino's is without a doubt rich and full-flavored!"
"Had enough, Oshawott?" Ash asked.
"Oshawott." ("Yeah.")
"Okay then, it's your turn Pikachu." Ash said.
"Pikachu!" ("Okay!")
"Do it, Pikachu!" Ash said.
Before they could react, Minccino put the badge case in its mouth again and then ran off.
"Oh, no, Minccino got away!" Bianca said.
"It wouldn't have happened if you didn't talk so much!" Ash shouted. "Or tried giving commands to my Pokémon."
"And miss out on giving you this great advice?" Bianca asked sweetly. "Don't you see? I really want to catch that Minccino!"
"You don't say?" Ash said with a sweat-drop.
"So, be a dear and help me out, won't you, Ash?" Bianca inquired, putting a hand on Ash's shoulder.
"I guess." Ash said.
"Yeah, you'll get your badge and your badge case back, right?" Bianca said. "So it's all good."
"Yeah! I want to get my badge back." Ash said. "I'll help."
"Oh, happy days!" Bianca exclaimed happily before giving a "V" symbol with her hands for victory. "Now I'll catch Minccino for sure!"
"I was going to Nacrene City to win a new badge." Ash commented before hanging his head dejectedly. "Oh, man..."
"But, Ash, Nacrene City is just over the mountain." Cilan said. "No need to get upset!"
"Well, that's some mountain..." Ash commented, looking at the mountain.
"Pika Pikachu!" ("I agree with that!")
'But..." Ash began. "I always help those in need."
"Oh thank you!" Bianca exclaimed enthusiastically.
"One question though Bianca." Ash said.
"Huh, what is it Ash?" Bianca inquired.
"Do you know someone named Barry?" Ash asked.
Bianca then put a hand to her chin thoughtfully. "Nope, sorry. Who's Barry?"
"He's someone I meant in the Sinnoh region and he's one of my rivals." Ash replied.
"Well, sorry, I don't know anyone named Barry." Bianca said.
"Don't worry about it." Ash said.
Team Rocket's Point of View
In the meanwhile, a certain trio were on a rooftop looking down at Nacrene City.
"So this is Nacrene City." Meowth commented.
"I've never seen so many warehouses in one place!" Jessie said.
James then put down a tablet-like object he was holding and clicked on one of the folders that appeared as it showed a map of something. Jessie and Meowth joined him as he knelt down.
"And this?" Jessie asked.
"It appears that these train tracks are no longer in use." James replied.
"First off, I saw we confirm the museum location." Meowth said.
"Right...there." James stated as he moved the map over to where the Nacrene Museum is located.
"Our next task is to decide on a suitable escape route." Jessie said, standing up.
"Understood!" James and Meowth exclaimed in unison, standing up.
"Wait a moment." Jessie said, her eyes drawn to a familiar face on the ground.
"What is it Jess?" James asked.
"Do you see what I'm seeing?" Jessie asked, raising a finger slightly to point at her target of interest.
"She's here in Unova?" Meowth asked.
"It would appear so." James replied. "It would appear that the twerpette has come here."
"Wonder why." Jessie wondered aloud.
"My guess would be to join up with the twerp." Meowth said.
"Agreed." Jessie said. "Although, last I checked the twerpette stopped traveling with the twerp before he left for Hoenn."
"Perhaps the young twerpette has gotten tired of the same old scene." James said. "She was stuck dealing with running a gym after all."
"And it wasn't exactly an enjoyable experience." Meowth added. "We should know, given how we were in charge of the Viridian City Gym for some time."
"No matter." Jessie said. "We must search for a suitable escape route from the Nacrene City Museum."
Several moments passed and soon, Team Rocket had vanished without a trace.
Normal Point of View
"Man, oh, man, it's like Minccino vanished!" Ash exclaimed exasperatedly as then teens were searching for the Chinchilla Pokémon.
"Wait, do you happen to have any kind of shiny pots or cookware?" Bianca asked, directly the question to Cilan.
"Sure, have a look." Cilan replied.
"Thanks!" Bianca said as Cilan took off his pack and put in on the ground, kneeling in front of it.
"See that shine?" Cilan asked as he pulled out a spoon. "There's nothing like polished flatware!"
"Great, it's perfect!" Bianca declared, taking the spoon before rubbing it in the dirt. "Now I'll just do this..."
"Stop!" Cilan shouted, reaching over but not quite at the woman wearing the green hat. "My nice, clean spoon!"
"Now, there we go..." Bianca said, satisfied with her job.
"What are you doing?" Ash asked.
"Don't worry about it Cilan." Iris said, putting a hand on the Pokémon Connoisseur's shoulder. "I'm sure you have plenty of other spoons."
"Yeah, I guess." Cilan said, offering a grateful, but weak, smile.
"No problem." Iris asked, her barely visible blush returning.
"I figured out how to lure Minccino!" Bianca declared, running into the forest.
"Oh yeah!" Ash said. "I remember."
"Of course," Iris began. "Minccino just loves to clean anything that's dirty!"
"No!" Cilan sighed as then teens prepared the trap for Minccino. "My beautiful clean spoon!"
"As I have said," Iris said, sitting next to the Pokémon Connoisseur as Ash sat next to Bianca, place a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sure you have plenty of spoons."
"I suppose." Cilan replied.
"I wonder if this is gonna work..." Ash wondered aloud.
"Pika." ("Indeed.")
"Shh!" Bianca said.
The teens were then alerted to something in the bushes next to the trap. This caused the teens to crouch down to hide themselves.
"What did I tell you?" Bianca inquired.
"You were right!" Ash replied then noticed something. "But it still hasn't taken the spoon or anything.
"Pika!" ("Yeah!")
"It sure doesn't like the dirt." Iris observed as Minccino inspected the spoon.
"Here we go!" Bianca exclaimed, pulling the robe she was holding.
The Chinchilla Pokémon was caught off-guard by the outburst and was caught under the trap.
"I did it!" Bianca cheered. "I caught Minccino!"
"Uh, I wouldn't be too sure about that Bianca." Ash said as Minccino simply got up and walked away.
"Huh, what?" Bianca asked, then she saw what was going on and rushed out of the bushes. "Wait, Minccino, you can't just walk away!"
Minccino simply walked away.
"Come back!" Bianca said before hanging her head dejectedly. "Oh no, it's gone!"
"And it's got my spoon, too!" Cilan exclaimed.
This earned sweat-drops from the other two teens and their Pokémon.
"It's just like I thought." Ash said. "Battling's the only way to get Minccino."
"Pika." ("Yep.")
"But we're at a disadvantage!" Iris exclaimed.
"We'll get taken out by Tickle again at close range." Cilan added.
"I'll handle it, don't worry." Ash replied. "I've dealt with tougher situations before."
The teens then pursued Minccino, ending up a stream.
"There's Minccino over there!" Cilan observed as Minccino was cleaning the spoon with its tail.
"And it's got my badge case, too!" Ash added.
"Okay, Ash, it's all up to you." Bianca said.
"Got it, right!" Ash said before running ahead of where they were hiding behind some rocks.
"Snivy, I choose you!"
"Wow, Ash has all sorts of Pokémon, doesn't he?" Bianca commented.
"What else do you have besides Pignite?" Cilan inquired.
"Only Pignite." Bianca replied.
This caused the Iris and Cilan to collapse on the rock in front of them.
"You're kidding, right?" Iris asked, regaining her composure.
"Yep." Bianca said. "I also have a Lillipup and a Munna."
"Oh, okay." Iris said, breathing a sigh of relief before being taken off-guard by what Bianca said next.
"But hey, using Flame Charge by itself is good enough to win a lot!" Bianca said.
"How long have you been on your journey?" Cilan asked.
"I've done a lot of training at home, but my journey's brand-new!"
Iris and Cilan sighed at that.
"You see, my father didn't want me to leave, like, he's worried about me traveling and everything." Bianca continued.
"Protected like a vintage wine." Cilan commented.
"Or a princess, right?" Iris added.
"Right!" Bianca exclaimed. "I've only got two badges too!"
"Well, that's one more than Ash has." Iris said with a sweat-drop.
"Snivy, Attract!" Ash said.
"Attract?" Bianca wondered aloud.
"Good strategy!" Cilan said.
"Yeah, Attract should keep Minccino from moving around so quickly." Iris added.
Minccino however, simply dodged the attack by leaping behind some bushes.
"Minccino dodged it!" Bianca commented.
"Is that what I think it is?" Cilan asked, slightly shocked by what Minccino was doing.
"Oh, man!" Ash said. "I had no idea Minccino could use Attract as well!"
The way Snivy's looking at that Minccino reminds me a little of how me and Misty were looking at each other in that dream I had. Ash though as he prepared Snivy's Poké Ball.
"Now, Snivy, return!"
"Pikachu!" ("My turn!")
"You'll do it?" Ash asked.
"Pika!" ("Yep!")
"'Kay, it's up to you!"
"It's Pikachu's turn!" Iris commented.
"Since they're both boys, Attract won't do a thing." Cilan added.
"I can't wait!" Bianca said.
"Pikachu, use Iron Tail! Go!"
Pikachu's tail then glowed silver as it hit the ground where Minccino was a second ago.
"It dodged!" Bianca observed.
"Pikachu, Quick Attack, let's go!"
"Pikachu's trying to keep pace with Minccino's speed!" Cilan noted as Pikachu was using the speed from Quick Attack to catch up with Minccino.
"Pikachu, Iron Tail, one more time!"
The water below was then sent upward by the shockwaves as the Mouse Pokémon's Iron Tail met the Chinchilla Pokémon's DoubleSlap.
"Minccino came back with DoubleSlap!" Cilan said.
"Amazing!" Bianca commented.
"Pikachu!" Ash shouted as Minccino unleashed his Hyper Voice attack.
"That's Hyper Voice again!" Cilan commented.
"That's the move that stopped Pignite in its tracks!" Iris added.
"Pikachu can totally handle it!" Bianca interjected.
"Got that right." Ash said. "Pikachu's really strong."
Just then, Minccino jumped behind Pikachu.
"Here comes Tickle, Pikachu, look out!" Bianca exclaimed.
"Stay strong, Pikachu!" Ash said.
"Pikachu's totally tough to be lasting that long..." Bianca pondered. "Go, Pikachu, go!"
Minccino then tired from using Tickle so much to no avail.
"Now, Pikachu, Zap Cannon!" Bianca shouted.
"Pikachu can't use that move." Ash said with a sweat-drop.
"Hey, just give it a shot!" Bianca responded.
"C'mon, Bianca, you watch!" Ash said.
Pikachu was also having a sweat-drop from the outburst.
"Pikachu, quick! Use Thunderbolt!" Ash shouted.
The Chinchilla Pokémon then stumbled a little after being hit by the attack.
"Good job, Pikachu!" Ash said.
"Ash!" Oh, please, tag me, tag me!" Bianca exclaimed, coming from behind the rocks. "I want to catch it-let me take over!"
"Okay?" Ash said hesitatingly while Bianca dug around in her bag.
"I know my Poké Ball was in here before..." Bianca said.
"Hurry up, we're running out of time!" Ash said.
"Where is it?" Bianca pondered. "Come on! If I had only cleaned out my bag once in a while, I wouldn't have this problem in the first place!"
"Ah, Minccino!" Ash said when Minccino was running away.
"Come out, come out, wherever you are!" Bianca said.
After searching, Bianca found what she was looking for.
"I've got it!" Bianca exclaimed, holding up the Poké Ball.
"Why am I not surprised Bianca's got a dirty Poké Ball?" Iris commented.
Bianca then blew on the Poké Ball, sighing as she did so.
Minccino, seeing the dirty object in his peripheral vision, rushed over to Bianca, spinning Pikachu in the process.
"You see, I got it." Bianca said simply after Mincinno was sent into the Poké Ball whilst trying to clean it.
"What?" Ash exclaimed incredulously.
"I suspect a dirty Poké Ball is too hard for Minccino to pass up!" Cilan commented.
"Yeah, you're right." Iris added. "I guess people say it's better to be lucky than good. The question is, will those two get along?"
"Of course!" Cilan replied. "If you take Bianca's unique personality and pair it with all of Minccino's many talents...What a combination!"
"That's a Pokémon Connoisseur for you!" Ash said. "Whatever he just said."
"It doesn't matter." Bianca said. "What-ever! 'Cause I just caught Minccino!"
"Technically, Minccino caught himself." Ash said.
"Yeah, well, he still wanted to be in the Poké Ball which is mine." Bianca said.
"Guess I can't argue with that." Ash said. "Time to get our stuff back."
Ash then proceeded to climb up the tree Minccino was in.
"Yes!" Ash exclaimed as he reached for his badge case. "I finally got my badge case..."
The tree branch under Ash then suddenly broke from supporting the weight on it.
"Whoa!" Ash yelled as he fell, landing on his feet but was knocked over when the bowl they used to catch Minccino fell on him.
"Pikachu Pikapi?" ("You okay, Ash?")
"Yeah, I'll be fine." Ash replied. "I'm okay, no need to worry!"
The teens then proceeded to go to the Pokémon Center nearby after the ordeal.
"Here!" Nurse Joy said, presenting Ash and Bianca with their Pokémon.
"All the Pokémon you left in our care are feeling much better!" Nurse Joy added.
"Thank you, Nurse Joy!" Ash and Bianca said simultaneously.
"And, Ash, I gave your egg a thorough checkup, too." Nurse Joy said. "It's healthy as can be!"
"Awesome!" Ash said.
"Audino!" ("Sure is!")
"What kind of egg is it?" Bianca asked.
"To tell the truth, I don't even know myself." Ash replied.
"Aww." Bianca said. "Hey, Ash, how about a battle?"
"Sounds great to me!" Ash replied determinedly. "Let's do it!"
The two trainers then proceeded to walk to the back of the Pokémon Center, followed by Iris and Cilan.
"'Kay, we'll use one Pokémon each." Ash said. "It's over when one of our Pokémon's unable to continue."
"Right!" Bianca said.
"This'll be fun, though Bianca has more badges than Ash does." Iris commented.
"Axew!" ("Yeah!")
"Tasty, too!" Cilan added. "With a unique flavor..."
"Pikachu Pika pi pikachu" ("It has a unique flavor alright!")
"I'm going with my Pignite!" Bianca declared. "Come on out!"
"No Minccino?" Iris asked. "Why?"
"Okay, it's a Fire-type..." Ash said to himself. "In that case, I'll use..."
"I know!" Bianca exclaimed, catching Ash off-guard. "You're going to use Pikachu, right?"
"Actually, I was planning on using Oshawott..." Ash replied.
"Come on, Ash, let's get this show on the road!" Bianca said.
"Pikachu, you into it?" Ash asked as the Mouse Pokémon ran onto the field.
"Pika, Pikachu!" ("Sure, I'm into it!") The Mouse Pokémon replied determinedly.
"All right, Pikachu, go!"
"Take Down, now!"
Pignite then rammed into Pikachu and send it reeling.
"Use Heat Crash!"
Pignite then engulfed himself in a blazing orb, descending on Pikachu and sending him into the ground.
"Pikachu, no!" Iris exclaimed.
"I doubt even Pikachu could deal with that." Cilan commented.
"Gonna take a lot more than that to defeat my Pikachu!" Ash exclaimed. "Pikachu, get up!"
"Fabulous!" Bianca exclaimed happily as Pikachu did just that. "Wow, Pikachu never gives up!"
"I'm not sure I like they way this is going..." Iris commented.
"I tend to agree," Cilan added, causing Iris to blush faintly. "though Pikachu's still hanging in there..."
"Pignite, Flame Charge!" Bianca shouted.
"'Kay, Pikachu, Volt Tackle, go!" Ash shouted as Pignite prepared the attack.
"Pikachu/Pignite!" Their respective trainers shouted as the attacks met directly and caused an explosion.
Pignite was sent back reeling, fainted. Pikachu on the other hand was sent landing on all fours.
"Pignite! No!" Bianca exclaimed.
"Pignite is unable to battle, so the winner is Ash." Cilan announced.
"Bianca may have more badges than Ash, but you wouldn't know it after today's battle!" Iris added.
"Yeah, I knew I would win." Ash said, rubbing a finger passed his nose when he saw Pikachu looking at him, his cheeks sparking.
"Pikapi..." ("Ash...") The Mouse Pokémon said threateningly.
"Of course, the battle could of gone either way." Ash amended, scratching his neck.
"Pignite, return!" Bianca said. "You were great..."
Bianca then put the Poké Ball in her bag before rushing over to Ash.
"May I say something, Ash, please?" Bianca inquired.
"Uh, sure Bianca..." Ash said.
"I may have lost today, but I am just starting out on my journey, which means next time we meet, Pignite and Minccino and my other Pokémon will be stronger, lots!" Bianca said.
"Okay..." Ash said hesitatingly.
"So good luck battling at the Nacrene Gym!" Bianca said, showing two fingers up in the "V" symbol for victory. "Bye!"
"Uh..." Ash said as Bianca departed.
"See ya later!" Bianca shouted, jumping up and down.
"She sure can move..." Iris observed.
"And, at her own pace!" Cilan added.
"She kind of reminds me of Barry." Ash murmured under his breath. "Whatever! I won a battle and my new badge case's nice and clean."
The sun then reflected off of his badge case, shining it a little.
"All right!" Ash exclaimed. "Pretty soon I'll have two badges in here!"
"Yeah, but still, Bianca still has one more badge." Iris said.
"Oh yeah." Ash said. "That reminds me, Iris, it doesn't matter how many badges a person has. What does matter is the bonds a Pokémon Trainer forms with their Pokémon and the friends around them."
"Really?" Iris inquired. "Well, the badges help."
"Oh Iris." Ash said before a small smirk appeared on his face. "Don't be such a little kid."
"Hey!" Iris exclaimed indignantly. "If anyone is a little kid here, its you."
Ash merely rolled his eyes at that before turning his attention to thinking about the Nacrene City Gym.
Author's Notes: So, anyone besides me thinking that it is kind of amusing seeing Ash calling Iris a little kid? I certainly find it nice. After all, in all fairness, she is more like a kid than Ash is in the Canon. If anything, Ash is more...how to put this delicately...absentminded? I don't know. Anyway, Bianca has two Pokémon other than her Pignite and Minccino! I kind of feel like she got, well, to put it bluntly, shafted in the Anime. The Anime writers don't really know the potential of their characters do they? It's kind of sad. Well, I plan on trying to rectify...wait...did I say that already? No matter. Remember to read and review!
Also, as I've stated in my other Fanfiction for Code Geass, I'll be starting up school soon. I may have less time to write. So, if the updates decline, that is the reason why. But don't worry, I certainly won't allow either of my stories to join the rest of the dead Fanfictions sitting sad, alone, and abandoned. It's kind of sad isn't it? You're reading a really good story and the characters are engaging. The story is just about to reach a climax or is just plain good and then...nothing. It ends. Done. Dead. Deceased, Lifeless. Departed. Cadaverous. And did I look up some synonyms for the word "dead"? Yes, yes I did. And yeah, it is annoying to list about a synonyms isn't it? Oh well.