GammaTron: ...We've got Pokemon too much in our heads at the moment. I mean, we tried writing another chapter for another story earlier, but...well...Ollie from Family Guy?
Ollie: THEY ONLY GOT ONE SCENE!
GT: Thank you, Ollie.
SZ: Yup. So what's the weather today, Ollie?
Ollie: IT SNOWING!
SZ: How much?
Ollie: A LOT!
SZ: What'cha gonna do to stay warm?
Ollie: DRINK SOME SOUP!
SZ: What kind?
Ollie: CHUNKY!
SZ: Thank you, Ollie.
GT: Ollie, what's the Disclaimer?
Ollie: THEY DON'T OWN ANYONE! THEY OWNED BY NINTENDO AND ARK SYSTEM WORKS!
GT and SZ: Thank you, Ollie. *curtain drops*
Entry 06: Greetings. Kajun Faycott here once again. While we were heading to Cerulean City, it was noticed by many of us that Misty was having an adverse reaction to going to the city. When she went missing upon arrival to the city, Makoto left to go find her and meet us at the Pokemon Gym in the city. The rest of us ended up investigating a crowd gathering before a building and encountered the step-sister of Viridian City's Officer Jenny...Officer Jenny. ...Cloning. It..it has to be cloning, or a herd of Ditto that have taken an affinity to Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy! That has to be….I apologize. After a bit of a misunderstanding, we learn someone had stolen a giant vacuum and a giant hose.
Brock separated from us to perform some sort of private business as we went off to the Gym, unaware that Misty and Makoto were already there. Upon arriving and examining the Water Type Pokemon in the aquarium part of the Gym, we ended up meeting the Gym Leaders of the Cerulean City Gym: Daisy, Violet, and Lily. We also learned that the three Trainers that left before Ash had already came by and defeated all three of them, leaving them with just a single Seal for Two Badge Runners.
They were just about to just give us the Badge when Misty earned our attention and revealed that she was their younger sister. It seems there's some...issues...with the four sisters and Mai and Makoto chose to defend Misty, even if they chose some rather...low blows to deal to them verbally. Fortunately, Misty was able to get us back on track with declaring that she would battle Ash in their place. Within minutes, everyone was set up for the Gym Battle and we learned that Misty...was using Pokemon from the Three Badge Run along with her Starter, a Water/Psychic Type known as Starmie.
After three battles, one tie, one loss, and one victory for each, the two were able to fight with Pikachu and Starmie when...Team Rocket intervened with a ridiculous plan of sucking the water out of the entire building and steal the Water Types using the stolen vacuum and hose. ...Oh for the love of…! Truly, these three are persistent. They even used the hose on all of us, causing Berry and Yuki to fall into the water as it was being sucked up by the vacuum. Fortunately, Noel remembered that Yuki is an Ice Type and had her use Powdered Snow to freeze up the hose. Unfortunately, Yuki-since she's still a baby-can't swim, so Pikachu had to help Berry keep Yuki afloat, giving Jessie time to send her Ariados out to fire an Electro Web at them. Mai sent out Terra, who revealed he knew Rapid Spin to send it back at Team Rocket and gave Misty the opening she needed to fire a Hydro Pump to send them flying into the distance.
While the battle was unable to continue due to the damage the Gym sustained from the attack, Ash still managed to earn his Cascade Badge due to him showing them just how much Misty had grown since they last saw her. When we told them of our next stop, the three advised Misty to show us one of the next Gym's fights that was put up on a Gym Leader-only website as soon as she could. We reunited with Brock at the Pokemon Center and Misty quickly pulled up the latest video submitted by the next Gym Leader at the nearest computer.
...What we saw...was nothing short of what could be considered as a complete and merciless beatdown. This next Gym Leader….Ash is going to need to fully train his Pokemon if he wants to stand a chance.
"I hate fog…" Mai muttered as the group looked around the thick fog around them.
"Tell me about it. This fog's as thick as peanut butter," Makoto commented.
"Don't you mean pea soup?" Tsubaki raised a brow slightly.
"That too," Makoto nodded.
"We really should start teaching Pidgeotto, Zubat, and Butterfree the move Defog in case something like this happens again," Kajun observed.
"Agreed," Brock nodded, "...How about we stop here for now? At least until the fog clears up a bit."
"Agreed," Misty seconded with Noel nodding in agreement.
"Alright. Now how about Noel and I whip up some things up for everyone?" Brock offered as he bent down, opened his bag, and...proceeded to pull out an entire table complete with tablecloth, silverware, fine china, a butter dish, alarm clock, chairs, and a nice potted plant set up for the group of eight.
"Does he know an Ars?" Makoto whispered as the others stared at the sight with wide eyes.
"Ah, there's nothing like a cup of 100 percent Cerulean Coffee," Brock noted as he pulled out a percolator before looking over his shoulder at Misty and Ash, "You kids are too young for this stuff and I am terrified at what would happen if I gave one to Makoto..."
"Hey," Makoto's eye twitched.
"Tsubaki told me what you did the last time you drank coffee," Brock stated, making Makoto blush in embarrassment, "However, I do have some herbal tea that will go along well with my official Pokemon printed tea china set." he set a tea pot and several tea cups with printed images of different Pokemon on it on the table before going back to his bag, "Now a good tea and a good coffee both need a good water and I just happen to have a few bottles full of pure Mt. Moon spring water I got in Cerulean City!"
"I...I see," Mai blinked twice
"And for ze ladies, I have some fresh Kalos region crepes," Brock added.
Misty gasped, "Oh! I just love the Kalos region!" Misty awed, "It's such a romantic region!"
"Really?"
"Of course! The largest city there is also known as the City of Lights, but also as the City of Love, Noel!" Misty swooned, "Oh, I've always wanted to go to Kalos just to see the tower in that city all lit up in the night~"
'It seems this 'Kalos region' has some comparisons to the country of France before the Black Beast attacked a hundred years ago…' Kajun noted.
Some crunches were heard, snapping Misty out of her daydreams as they looked to see Ash munching on a rice cake. Misty's eye twitched before whacking him upside the head.
"All that crunching is ruining my romantic daydreams!" Misty barked.
"Where'd she get that log?" Mai pondered with wide eyes.
"Probably the same place Makoto hides those acorns she tends to throw when she's in a fight," Tsubaki replied, glancing at the Beastkin.
"One problem. I can't cook crepes and I can't boil water if I don't have a fire!" Brock informed as he walked up, bowl and whisk in hand, "So we are going to need some volunteers to gather firewood for us!"
"...Rock paper scissors for who goes to get the firewood?" Makoto suggested.
Everyone nodded, "Rock, paper, scissors!"
"Ugh. I just had to fall for the Noellie Sad Eyes…" Makoto grumbled as she, Ash, and Mai were looking around for firewood.
"Thank you, Terra," Mai smiled as her Sandshrew ran over, carrying a large pile of sticks.
"Sand!" Terra smiled.
"That should be good enough, right?" Ash asked.
"Should be. So let's….hmm?" Makoto blinked when her ears twitched a bit.
"What's wrong?" Mai asked.
"Do you guys hear a treadmill?" Makoto asked.
"Not really," Ash replied before Pikachu spoke up and pointed ahead, "Hey, is that a fire?"
"Looks more like a light," Mai replied before the three approached the light, managing to make out a group of people in blue student uniforms with one smaller one with brown hair running on a treadmill.
"Alright...what's the name of this one?" one of the taller kids asked as he held up a photo, all but the shortest one on the treadmill holding candles.
"Is...is it a Zubat?"
"Hey, listen. Just because it's foggy out here, it doesn't mean your brain has to be too," another of the taller students stated with a frown.
"...It's a Pidgey," the shortest replied after a tiny moment of thought.
"Lucky guess," the first tall kid commented, "Now tell us what it's special attack is. And to make things more interesting, what level does Pidgey evolve at, and what the name of its advanced stage is."
"G...Gust and..uh…" the shortest one panted before one of the taller kids increased the speed on the treadmill.
"You better come up with the answers quick or you'll have to run faster," the second tall kid smirked.
"Uh...um…" the shortest one tried to think, only to trip on his feet, "AH!"
"...Pathetic…" the first tall kid shook his head as the other ones groaned a bit, "And you call yourself a Pokemon Tech Student? Well we don't want to study with the likes of you, loser."
"...I'm sorry," the short kid sighed as he bowed his head.
"Yeah you better be sorry," the second one stated before…
"Hey! Leave him alone, you jerks!" Makoto snapped.
"Hmm?" the first tall one raised a brow as they looked to see Ash, Makoto, and Mai running over.
"What's going on here?!" Ash demanded.
"Mind your own business, that's what," one of the tall kids stated rudely.
"Besides, there's no room in our Pokemon school for losers who don't even know about Pidgey or its advanced stages," the second tall kid added, "We have to maintain standards after all."
"Losers?" Makoto growled as Mai grabbed her shoulders.
"Don't do it, Makoto," Mai grunted, 'Oh god...Why did it have to be bullies in school uniforms?'
"What? You looking for a battle?" the first tall kid asked, "Sorry, but we're not degrading ourselves to cavemen to face a bunch of losers and freaks like you."
"Yeah. Fighting is for cavemen anyway. This isn't the Stone Age you know," the second tall kid added.
"..." Mai let go of Makoto, "Okay. Have at them." 'No one calls my friend a freak.'
"Thank you, Mai," Makoto nodded before she walked over to the treadmill, "Well, you see, boys...the thing about 'cavemen' like you called my friends and I?" the boys stepped back as Makoto's hand started crushing the bar on the treadmill she had grabbed on to, "We tend to be a lot more tough in the real world then prissy little sissies like yourselves. After all, we're out there with our Pokemon, toughening ourselves up by traveling across all kinds of terrain from the deepest forests to places like Mt. Moon. And that's not even getting into what our Pokemon can do."
"Chipa, chipa…" Berry agreed, a dark smile on her face as her cheeks sparked ominously.
"Now as 'freaks' and 'losers' as you call us would say; either you put up or shut up," Makoto informed as she cracked her knuckles, "So how's this for you all? All…" she counted quickly, "...five of you against a little ol' Pikachu, a Sandshrew, and Berry here. You can all use two Pokemon each even."
"Uh…" most of the tall kids trembled a bit at the sight of what Makoto did.
"...Sounds tempting, but we'll have to pass," the first one stated before looking at the short kid, "We'll see you back at Tech, Joe."
"Yeah, you better run," Makoto muttered under her breath as she help up the shortest kid while the others walked off into the fog.
"Who do those guys think they are?" Ash pondered.
"Students from Pokemon Tech," Brock replied as he was whisking.
"Pokemon Tech?" Ash repeated as Pikachu, Terra, and Berry started playing with the treadmill.
"Pokemon Tech. I think it's short for 'Pokemon Technical Institute,'" Misty replied as she walked up while Berry accidentally started the machine with Pikachu and Terra on it, "It's a private school for Pokemon Trainers." she ruffled through her pockets, "I think I have a flyer here somewhere...Ah. Here it is."
Kajun took the flyer and unfolded it, "Hmm...It seems that students who graduate from here are given a special certificate that allows them access to the Indigo League Tournament without needing a single Badge."
"So in short, taking the easy way out," Makoto frowned at that, Terra curling up into a ball that Pikachu jumped on to in an attempt to keep up with the moving treadmill, "I betcha it's one of those snobby millionaire schools only rich kids go to...uh…" she looked over at the small kid, "No offense."
"None taken," Joe replied as Berry, in trying to stop the machine, caused it to go faster and end up falling on top of Pikachu, ending up with a balancing act of the Electric Types on a Ground Type on a treadmill at its top speed.
"...Well where is this school?" Ash asked with a frown, "I want to give those bullies a piece of my mind!"
"Bullies?" Tsubaki repeated before noticing the damaged bar on the treadmill and then at Makoto, "...Makoto, are you…"
"I'm okay, Tsubaki," Makoto assured before they heard a crash, making them look at the treadmill to see the trio twitching at the end of it with swirls in their eyes, "What happened to them?"
"The school's right there," Joe informed as the fog began clearing up, revealing they were on the campus of a large school.
=Today's Special Class, Fog Battle techniques, is now finished. Tomorrow's lesson will be Snow Competition secrets= the school intercom went off, causing Joe to sigh.
"Oh well...I guess they'll be making me into a snowman again…"
"They treat you like that all the time?" Mai asked.
"...My friends are just trying to help me…" Joe sighed.
"Friends? They sure didn't seem like friends to me," Makoto scowled.
"But it's thanks to them I know Pidgey evolves into Pidgeotto, learning moves such as Wing attack and Whirlwind as it trains and battles until it evolves into Pidgeot, who's capable of flying 1200 meters and speeds up to Mach 2," Joe explained.
"If you knew all of this, why didn't you just answer their questions?" Ash asked.
"They'd most likely make the questions even harden, putting in trick questions even," Kajun noted as she noted how Brock was still whisking the crepe mixture.
"That's right. I know it's complicated, but I have to stay here at Pokemon Tech. My mother and father worked hard and saved money so they could pay the tuition so I can go here," Joe explained before pointing to a student sitting by the tree, "See that man over there?"
"He's got grey hair," Makoto noted.
"He's an upperclassman," Joe replied, "The classes are so advanced, most of the students are held back a few years, possibly more. He's in the Advanced class while I'm in the Beginner's class."
"You're a beginner?" Ash raised a brow at that.
"Yeah," Joe nodded, "Beginners have the same qualifications as someone with two Badges. The Intermediate Class has the qualifications of four Badges, and the Advance Class has the qualifications of six Badges. If you graduate, you can enter the Pokemon League without travelling around to collect Badges."
"...Do the teachers know what those 'friends' of yours were doing?" Tsubaki asked.
"No. And if they did, they pretend not to," Joe replied, earning a frown from her.
"This is not a healthy environment for an institute," Tsubaki frowned, "Who's in charge of this place?"
"...Um...well…" Joe began as he pulled a picture out, "It's this girl right here."
Tsubaki looked at the picture. It was a girl around her age with long brown hair wearing a female version of the uniform.
"But...she's a student," Tsubaki noted.
"The top student to be precise," Joe corrected, "Her name's Giselle."
"...Why are you carrying her picture?" Misty questioned.
"I hate the way she treats us, but..." Joe paused as he blushed a bit, "I like the way she looks."
"...So she's the one who is implementing this 'teaching' method?" Tsubaki wanted to clarify.
"Yeah."
"Seems Tsubaki's days of being a member of the Student Council back home are surging up like a storm," Kajun noted quietly, seeing the crossed look on Tsubaki's face.
"...Where is she right now?" Tsubaki questioned.
"Um...she's most likely in the simulation room," Joe replied.
"Is this your Free Period?"
"Y-Yes…"
"...Please bring us to the Simulation Room," Tsubaki ordered.
"Y-yes, ma'am," Joe nervously nodded as he began to lead the group inside, unaware they were being watched.
"That place brings back memories, James," Jessie noted forlornly as Meowth watched them go in through binoculars.
"It certainly does, Jessie, and all of them are awful," James added.
"Tell me yer tale of failure again," Meowth rolled his eyes.
"We studied for the big test…" Jessie began.
"So sure we would beat all the rest…" James continued with a sigh.
"And here's da part dat I like da best," Meowth grinned.
"We frolicked that night, for our future seemed bright," Jessie continued.
"But things weren't right…" James added.
"We got the lowest scores in the history of the school!" the two exclaimed.
"You should look on da bright side," Meowth pointed out.
"What's the bright side?" both asked, tears welling up in their eyes.
"At least ya guys were da top of da bottom," Meowth replied.
"...you're right!" Jessie gasped as she and James pulled Meowth into a hug, "You're the tops, Meowth!"
'Dese two are worse off den I thought…' Meowth sweatdropped as the two had devolved into cute praising talk meant for normal cats, 'I liked it better when dey were nasty and dey didn't use deir weekly annual vacation time fer dis joint back in training…'
"Giselle always comes here to practice by herself," Joe explained as they entered a room with a multitude of computers, "Even if you beat her in a fight it won't matter to her."
"They kinda look like game machines you'd see in arcades," Makoto noted.
"It helps develop the students' skills for Pokemon Battles," Joe explained, "Here at the Tech, it's your Skill as a Pokemon Trainer that counts more than trying to win a single battle."
"I don't mind that, but what I do mind is these methods she's enacting," Tsubaki frowned.
"I still don't get what's so good about a piece of paper," Ash noted, "I mean, I have two Badges and I worked hard to get them."
"Even if it didn't go the way you planned," Makoto whispered to Ash, who tripped a bit.
"But Giselle's the top student here at the Tech. That's better than having six or seven Badges," Joe countered, "Even though I'm at the bottom of my class, I'm still more powerful than someone with two Badges."
'Foot meet Mouth,' Makoto noted as she noticed Brock's closed eyes twitch a little while an anger mark formed on Misty's head before noticing one thing, 'Hey...where'd Kajun go?'
"You are aware that there are two Gym Leaders right here, correct?" Tsubaki asked.
"Huh?" Joe blinked twice.
"Brock of the Pewter City Gym and Misty of the Cerulean City Gym," Tsubaki introduced.
"Oh...those gyms," Joe noted, "I beat them all the time in the simulations...given how they're the easiest programs in it."
"What?" the twitch grew on Brock's face.
'Keep shoving that leg into your mouth, kid…' Makoto thought as she gave Berry a chestnut while she nibbled on one herself.
"Course I go for the Cerulean Gym since it's the easier of the two in my opinion," Joe added.
'...How about the whole body?' Makoto mentally snarked as she watched Misty start trembling in anger.
"Easier?" Ash repeated, "You kidding me? That Vaporeon played hide and seek with Pidgeotto, the Poliwhirl was a menace to Butterfree when it started raining, and the Starmie could use electric moves to counter Pikachu's Thunderbolt."
"Starmie? I use Weepinbell all the time to beat that one," Joe stated, "Kinda predictable since it's a Water Type, and Grass Types beat that particular Type."
"Um. J-Joe? You may want t-" Noel began.
"Are you kidding me?" Misty frowned, "A simulation is one thing, but this is real life. You go into a Gym with that attitude no matter how many Badges you have and you're sure to lose to the first Pokemon they send out."
"True, but if I graduate, I won't have to worry about Gym Battles."
"A piece of paper doesn't compare to what you get in a Gym or traveling to them," Misty frowned before holding up a PokeBall, "In fact, I challenge you right here and now. You beat me in real life and I'll accept your words and give you a Cascade Badge."
"...Okay," Joe shrugged, "But just to warn you. You'll be sorry."
'Not as sorry as you'll be,' everyone but Tsubaki thought, the latter looking around for Giselle.
"There's a field not too far from here in the room. We could use that for the battle," Joe stated as he pointed to a part of the room, showing a small Pokemon battlefield of sorts.
"Fine with me," Misty huffed.
"It s-seems Joe made her mad…" Noel whispered.
"Ya think?" Ash asked.
"Not just her; Brock too," Makoto whispered, discreetly motioning to Brock, "If Misty hadn't said something or Joe target the Cerulean Gym, I think we'd be seeing Onix out there."
"...G...good point," Noel nervously nodded at the thought.
"Yep," Ash nodded.
"Misty calls Starmie!" Misty shouted as she let out her Starter once the two were in their positions.
"Too bad your Water Type won't be able to beat my plant," Joe stated as he held up a PokeBall, "Alright, Weepinbell, let's go!"
Weepinbell was a yellow, bell-shaped body with a single green leaf on either side. It had a wide, gaping mouth with pink lips. Above Weepinbell's circular eyes was a pattern of three small green spots and a small hook-shaped stem.
"Bell," Weepinbell stated as Ash pulled out Dexter.
=Weepinbell, the Flycatcher Pokemon and the evolved form of Bellsprout. Weepinbell camouflages itself as a plant in the forest whilst awaiting an unwary victim. When its prey draws near it sprays toxic pollen to immobilize the target before melting it with its internal acids. It oozes a neutralizing fluid that prevents these internal acids from melting its own body. Weepinbell live in forests where it hangs from tree branches by its stem to sleep. If it moves around during sleep, Weepinbell may slip and awaken to find itself on the ground= Dexter analyzed.
"One issue with your simulation," Misty smirked, "Does it focus on just one Type or does it use Dual Typing?"
"The former."
"Then a quick trivia lesson: Weepinbell is Grass Type, but what's it Secondary Typing?" Misty asked, "And for bonus points, what's the Secondary Typing for a Starmie?"
"Oh that's easy. Poison for the former and Psychic for the l-" Joe began before he tensed up.
"Starmie, Psychic," was the only command Misty gave.
"Ooh…" Makoto cringed at what happened next as she covered Ash and Noel's eyes, one eye squinting a bit, "I did not think plants could even bend that way without breaking."
"Neither did I…" Mai cringed as Weepinbell fell over, swirls in its eyes and one of the simulation machines shoved into its mouth.
"Ahh...but...but Weepinbell is strong against Water Pokemon…" Joe whispered.
"True, but you forgot one thing, Joe," a new voice spoke up, causing everyone to turn to see the girl in Joe's picture walk up with the group of taller boys from the fog, "She's a Gym Leader from the Cerulean City Gym. Her Pokemon have much more experience battling, especially against their Type Disadvantages. You should've known that…" She shook her head a bit, "You're an embarrassment to the whole school, Joseph."
"Now wait just a minute," Tsubaki spoke up as she walked over, "While it is true that he forgot about the secondary Types of their Pokemon, but it is also the fault of the simulation boxes only focusing on a single Type. Who do you think you are?"
"Hmm? Oh that's easy. I'm the top student here at the most exclusive Pokemon prep school in the world, Pokemon Tech," the girl stated as she brushed her hair a bit, "It's sad that others aren't blessed with my beauty, my talent, and my humble attitude. People may call me a star, but in truth..." she paused as she posed a bit, "I'm just Giselle."
'Humble my left cheek!' Makoto's eye twitched.
"I think she's even more conceited than we are," Jessie noted, observing the sight from a tree outside.
"True," James agreed, "And not exactly beautiful, but more of a cute girl."
"Ain't nobody cuter dan Meowth," the cat of the trio smirked.
"Now then…" Giselle began as she looked back over at Joe, "I want to continue to help my classmates to be the very best they can be. To teach each other, respect each other, and insure the Pokemon of tomorrow...but you Joe…" a frown soon grew on her face, "You're a weakling. If I were you, I'd get stronger fast or else my fellow students will turn their backs on me for good."
"And to 'be the very best they can be' means you use those boys there to bully other students," Tsubaki frowned.
"It's to help toughen them up. In fact…" Giselle began as she picked up a nearby PokeBall, "Joseph, watch closely as I beat her Starmie in one move."
"Uh...should I do something?" Ash asked, seeing the tick marks growing on Misty's head.
"Ash, it's a VERY unwise idea to get involved in a catfight," Makoto whispered to him.
"Huh?" Ash blinked twice.
"Trust her on this," Brock agreed.
"...Huh?" Ash blinked further.
"For Starmie, I'll choose…" Giselle began as she did a rather graceful pose, "Graveler. Go!"
Emerging from its ball was a large Pokemon that resembled a living, bipedal boulder. It had four arms that ended with three-fingered hands and a stern pair of eyes.
=Graveller, the Rock Pokemon and the evolved form of Geodude. Its preferred locomotion is rolling, specifically because it is a slow walker. It often rolls down mountain paths at high speeds, crushing objects in the way and stopping by running into huge rocks. If it breaks or shatters, it has the ability to restore itself overtime. Graveler climbs a mountain from base to summit, feasting on rocks all the while. Upon reaching the peak, Graveler rolls down to the bottom. Graveler can be often found on mountain trails=
"Wait. But aren't Rock and Ground Types weak against Water?" Mai asked.
"Yes, but my Pokemon are at such a high level, they can even beat a Gyarados," Giselle answered, "For example, Graveler, use Rollout and aim at Starmie's core."
"What?! Starmie, use Hydro Pump!" Misty shouted.
Giselle didn't seemed phased by that at all as Graveler curled up into a ball, spinning really fast in place as he bolted at Starmie. Graveler proceeded in charging straight through the Hydro Pump and crashed into Starmie, causing its core to crack as it flew out the window and crash into the pool outside of it. Misty could only stare at the window in shock.
"I...I can't believe it…" Misty whispered.
"She...she beat Misty's Starmie with just one move…" Mai whispered with wide eyes, "Just like she claimed."
Tsubaki narrowed her eyes at Giselle, the girl merely giving a smirk.
"Since we're here by the pool, your Pokemon will possibly have the advantage," Giselle commented as the two groups were now outside, Misty holding her injured Starmie close, "You can use a different Water Pokemon if you want."
"Oh, and I'm just sure you'll use another Pokemon with a Type Disadvantage against Water Types," Misty glared at her.
"Pokemon are only as strong as the Trainer who raises them. A Pokemon that's weaker but better trained can still win. It depends on the Trainer overall really," Giselle stated as she looked over her shoulder at Joe, "Joseph, I hope you're taking notes from this. A Pokemon's level of training is just as important as a Pokemon's Type in deciding a match. A first-class Pokemon Trainer can calculate that easily."
"Now wait just a minute!" Ash snapped as he walked up to beside Misty, "There's more to Pokemon Training than just calculating!"
"And you are?" Giselle questioned.
"I'm Ash Ketchum from Pallet Town! I have two Gym Badges that my Pokemon and I trained hard to get!" Ash informed.
"...heh. Cute. That must mean you're a beginner then," Giselle noted, "And how long have you been out on your journey, little boy?"
"Um...Almost two months," Ash replied after thinking a moment.
"Oh my…" Giselle gasped a bit, "Two whole months and you let your Pikachu walk free? You haven't been able to tame it yet?" Pikachu tilted his head, "Maybe your Pokemon are training you instead."
"Hey!" Ash frowned, "Pikachu doesn't like his PokeBall so I won't put him in it if he doesn't want to! He's my friend and so are Pidgeotto and Butterfree!"
"...Is that all you have?" Giselle raised a brow, "That's funny because even new Trainers have six Pokemon...and yet you only got two Badges with only three. Not sure if you were lucky, or if they were just flukes."
Ash growled before shouting, "My Pokemon all have the strength of six in them!"
"Don't interrupt. I'm not done," Giselle stated, "Now I wonder with two months of Pokemon experience, your Pikachu should be at least Level 25, but it's probably not even close, correct?"
"Pika?" Pikachu tilted his head.
"...Level? Hey! This isn't an RPG!" Ash argued.
"Now I suppose you don't know very much about Pokemon if you picked a Pikachu as your Starter, considering they're too hard to handle," Giselle continued, "It says so in any beginner's manual." she noticed Ash's annoyed look, "You really didn't know? And you still got two Badges?" she giggled, "How funny! A Pikachu evolves into an Electric Pokemon called Raichu with the help of a Thunder Stone. It gets to be about 2 feet 7 inches tall. Pikachu can shock you, but otherwise...it's pretty cute, don't you think? If you don't let them evolve, they make great pets, especially for little girls, but I'm sure you knew that, didn't you?"She then gasped a bit further, seeing the annoyed look on Ash's face grow, "Really? You didn't know? And you have two Badges? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"You…" Ash began with a growl.
"THAT'S ENOUGH!" Tsubaki snapped, earning everyone's attention as she gave Giselle an even glare, "I'm tired of hearing words coming out of that cesspool you call a mouth."
"You said it!" Makoto agreed as Berry growled angrily on her shoulder, her cheeks sparking.
"...And who are you supposed to be?" Giselle asked with a raised brow as she looked at Tsubaki, "Someone taking pity on this little beginner here?"
"No. I happen to be traveling with said 'beginner' and let me tell you; what your Graveler did to Misty's Starmie doesn't even compare to the things I've seen Ash and his Pokemon do in battles," Tsubaki replied, "While you may be right in experience and types having a factor, but you don't show the most important thing in a Pokemon Battle that I've seen when it comes down to it."
"...And that is?"
"A deep trust between Pokemon and Trainer. Ash's Pokemon give it their all because they know Ash believes in them just as I know Ash will give it his all for them because he know he believes in them."
"...I see…" Giselle noted, "...Fine. Then prove me wrong in a Pokemon Battle."
"What?" Tsubaki blinked.
"You win, I take it back. I win...he has to attend school here," Giselle stated as she pointed at Ash.
"What?!" Ash gawked at that.
"M-Me? But…" Tsubaki sweated.
"Oh? Don't tell me you don't have any Pokemon...do you?" Giselle asked, "...Wait, really? And yet you look the same age as me? Oh that's funny! Was your family so poor, they couldn't even let you become a Trainer at the risk of losing money?"
"..."
"But I'm a generous person, so…" Giselle began as she looked at one of the tall kids, "Bring me that Pokemon. The one in the Luxury Ball."
"That Pokemon?" Noel asked, holding Yuki closer.
"It'll be a loaner for the battle...but I'm not sure if she'll be able to control it," Giselle answered as one of the tall kids left, "Ever since my family donated it here to the school, it's never listened to anything the students using it say. Quite the rebellious little boy…"
"..."
"In fact, I wish to add to the bet. If she uses it to beat me, she can have it," Giselle stated before giggling a bit, "But I doubt she will win with the Pokemon I will be using."
"I…" Tsubaki bit her lower lip in worry.
"She'll do it," Tsubaki looked at Ash, who grinned at her.
"..." Tsubaki nodded before frowning at Giselle, "I won't lose no matter what Pokemon you lend me."
"We'll see…" Giselle said as one of the tall kids came back, holding a decorated black PokeBall, "Give it to her."
"Here," the boy snorted as he tossed her the Ball, Tsubaki fumbling a bit until she caught it with both hands.
"As for what I'll be using…" Giselle began as she posed a bit and threw a ball, "Sableye. Go."
The ball glowed before transforming into her called Pokemon. The Pokemon seemed humanoid in appearance with a purple, lanky body with messy fur on its elbows and three claws on its feet. Its two three-clawed hands made a few swipes as the sun reflected off the red gem on its chest, the blue, green, and red gems on its back, and its fine-cut diamond-shaped eyes.
"Sableye…" the Pokemon whispered as it gave a toothy grin, showing its sharp teeth, while Ash took out Dexter.
=Sableye, the Darkness Pokemon. The gem-like eyes and adornments on its body are caused by its diet, which consists of rocks and raw gemstones. It also targets Carbink as prey, though they are usually taken by Gabite before Sableye can reach them. It is feared by people, since it is said to steal a person's soul if they look into its eyes. It is nocturnal and is rarely seen in its cave habitat= Dexter analyzed.
"..." Tsubaki looked at the Luxury Ball in her hands and whispered, "Please...I need your help, whoever you are in here." she looked ahead and threw the ball, "Let Justice be done!"
"What?" Giselle blinked twice as the Luxury Ball landed and opened up.
A white light shot out of the ball and it quickly reformed into a new Pokemon. It resembled a small, blue, canine that stood on its hind legs or rather, its toes. It had black legs and torso with a yellow 'collar' of hardened fur on its neck. Rounded bumps sprouted from the back of its forepaws while it also sported a black 'mask.' The Pokemon's eyes opened up, revealing them to be a strong red. The Pokemon looked over its shoulder at Tsubaki, looking her over, as Ash aimed Dexter at it.
=Riolu, the Emanation Pokemon. It is sensitive to a special type of energy called Aura; however, It does not have the ability to fully use these powers, although it can still emanate these waves to communicate and sense them, albeit only in ripples. Like almost all Fighting-type Pokémon, Riolu naturally has superhuman strength, stamina, and endurance and is capable of making long journeys on foot in a short amount of time. It is a playful, energetic, and loyal Pokémon. The aura that emanates from its body intensifies to alert others if it is afraid or sad and is able to see emotions such as joy and rage in the form of waves=
"Riolu...I've heard of those Pokemon before," Brock spoke up, "They're rare Pokemon that come from the Sinnoh region."
"Yes, but like all Riolu and many other Fighting Type Pokemon, they can't even touch Sableye since he's part Ghost," Giselle countered as Sableye gave a bit of a taunting chuckle.
"Hey! That's not fair," Misty scowled.
"No, no. It's okay, Misty," Tsubaki held her hand out, 'A Riolu...Kajun told me about these Pokemon before…' "Okay, Riolu, with you on my side for this, I know we'll show her the Justice that comes to her methods at this school."
"Ri…" Riolu gave a small whisper as he looked her over further, trying to find meaning in her words so to speak, "...Riolu…"
"Justice?" Giselle repeated before laughing, "W-What do you think this is? Some little Saturday morning cartoon?"
"Not at all, but I do know something that you seem unaware of about Riolu," Tsubaki noted.
"Hm?"
"Please use Foresight," Tsubaki ordered.
"Ri," Riolu nodded as his eyes glowed red as he looked at Sableye.
"Foresight? Why…" Giselle began before she gasped a bit in realization, "Sableye, use Shadow Claw before it can do anything!"
"Riolu, dodge and Force Palm!" Tsubaki ordered.
"Sableye!" Sableye roared as he lunged at Riolu, his arms erupting with shadows that shaped into claws.
Riolu bent back and the claws barely grazed him. He shot up and placed a paw on Sableye's chest. A light-green light shined from it before Sableye shot backwards, skidding along the ground. It got up, coughing before cringing as small shocks came off him.
"Sableye's paralyzed?" Ash pondered.
"Force Palm has a one in three chance of paralyzing the opponent," Brock explained.
"You're doing great, Riolu," Tsubaki noted.
"Rio…" Riolu nodded, keeping a battle ready position.
"I don't believe it…" one of the tall kids whispered in shock, "It...it's actually listening to her?"
"It..it's probably a fluke. It has to be," Another tall kid denied.
"Lucky...but let's see if that Riolu can handle this. Sableye, use Foul Play," Giselle ordered.
"Foul Play?"
Sableye shot out at Riolu, preparing a swipe of its claws. Riolu threw a punch at him only for Sableye to grab Riolu's arm and slammed him down on the ground.
"Ri…!" Riolu grunted out in pain as he shot up.
"Not good…" Brock frowned a bit as Sableye jumped back, "Foul Play is a move that turns the opponent's power against it. The stronger the opponent, the more powerful Foul Play's hit will be."
"Rather fitting. It reflects your personality perfectly," Tsubaki noted.
"...Clever," Giselle frowned at that, "Sableye, surround Riolu with Will-O-Wisp."
"Sable…" Sableye hissed as he formed a large ball of blue flames in his hands, "Sableye!" the Darkness Pokemon cackled as he threw the ball out, causing it to split into multiple ones as it covered the battlefield, Riolu surrounded by a ring of it.
"Be careful not to touch it," Giselle advised, "Any Pokemon that is touched by Will-O-Wisp's flames will be automatically burned. It'll be liked they're poisoned, only their power will be cut in half as well."
"Rrrr…" Riolu grit his teeth as he looked around at the flames.
'What to do...there has to be a way I can turn this around on her…' Tsubaki thought, biting her lower lip as she looked out at the flame covered field, 'Flames...maybe...I hope Riolu knows this Egg Move.' "Riolu, use Double Team followed by Blaze Kick!"
"?!" Riolu's eyes widened slightly before nodding.
Riolu's body gave a brief glow before Sableye was surrounded by multiple Riolu, startling the Darkness Pokemon as the Will-O-Wisp dissipated.
"Nice trick, but it won't save you," Giselle stated, "Sableye, use Dazzling Gleam to attack them all."
"Sa…" Sableye began before freezing.
"Yes! He froze up from paralysis!" Ash pumped a fist.
Tsubaki pointed up. Sableye managed to slowly look up just in time for a flaming leg slam right into his face, sending his head crashing into the ground as the copies vanished.
"Oh! Sableye!" Giselle gasped out in a mix of surprise and shock.
"S...sable…" Sableye grunted as he slowly got up...or rather, struggled to stay up as he staggered a bit before a paw gently placed itself on his chest, "Sa…?" Sableye looked up to see Riolu's narrowed red eyes glowing.
"Force Palm," Tsubaki ordered.
Riolu pushed lightly onto his chest, a green glow emanating from where his paw was. Sableye gagged before shooting past Giselle, knocking over the taller boys, and crashing into the equipment shed behind them. Sableye groaned inside, a soccer ball stuck in his mouth.
"I….I lost…" Giselle whispered, her eyes wide as she fell to her knees, "I...I actually lost?"
"Alright, Tsubaki!" Ash cheered.
"Way to go, girl!" Makoto added into the cheer.
"We knew you could do it, Tsubaki!" Mai added.
"Y-yay…" Noel cheered softly as Yuki looked at Tsubaki and Riolu in awe.
"It wasn't just me. I trusted in Riolu," Tsubaki replied.
"No...I couldn't have lost," Giselle shook her head, "No one ever told me Riolu could learn such a powerful move."
"It wasn't in your books?" Tsubaki questioned as Riolu walked over to her side, "The first move that Riolu learn when they're born is Foresight since it lets them defend against any Type of Pokemon as they grow older. As for Blaze Kick...who was one of the parents?"
"A Blaziken if I…" Giselle began before her eyes widened, "...it was an Egg move."
"Exactly," Tsubaki nodded.
"I...I should've looked further into it, but Riolu kept avoiding me every time...I…My in-experience in that fact made me lose the match…"
Tsubaki shook her head, "It wasn't just that. From what you said, Riolu tends to keep away from you each time he's sent out. If you learned more about Riolu, you'd know that they and their evolved form, Lucario, are embodiments of Justice. They will not aide in anything they see as an injustice." she looked over at Joe, "Such as your methods of trying to 'help' your fellow students."
"...all...all I was trying to do is help them better themselves...trying to…" Giselle began as she looked down, "I still can't believe I lost...hmm?" she blinked a bit when she noticed smoke starting to cover the pool area.
"Smoke?" Misty pondered.
"Not them again…" Makoto groaned.
"Allow us to reintroduce ourselves…" Jessie and James' voices spoke through the smoke.
"Please don't," Makoto countered bluntly, "Seriously don't. Your motto isn't threatening at all." A String Shot to her mouth was her response, "Mmph!"
"To protect the world from Devastation!"
"To Unite all people within our nation!"
"To denounce the evils of truth and love!"
"To extend our reach to the stars above!"
"Jessie!" the smoke cleared, revealing the duo.
"James!"
"Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!"
"Surrender now or prepare to fight!"
"Meowth! Dat's right!" Meowth declared on top of Ariados.
"Team Rocket…?" Joe repeated.
"I've heard of them. Or rather...these two," Giselle spoke up as she stood up, "They're the ones who got the worst grades ever in the entrance exam."
"And we're glad we did after seeing you, the top of your grade, getting creamed by a twerp using an untrained Pokemon she's never even used before," Jessie smirked.
"Guess Pokemon Tech has been getting sloppy with their choice of top Trainers," James taunted.
"And while we're here, we'll just help ourselves to da rare Pokemon here," Meowth added, "Including dat Riolu dere."
"Ri…" Riolu growled as he shifted into a fighting stance, "Riolu-lu! Ri-lu-riolu-li!"
Meowth laughed, "Let Justice be served on us?! Dat's hilarious!"
"...Giselle," Tsubaki spoke up, earning the top Student's attention, "You said you were trying to bring the students together, correct?"
"Yeah…"
"Well for starters, the best way to do so is have them unite against a common foe, whether they be a rival school…" Tsubaki paused as she pointed at Team Rocket, "Or a group of thieves attempting to attack the school."
"What's she planning…?" Jessie raised a brow before she noticed Giselle and the other students pull out PokeBalls, "...on second thought, I don't think I want to know!"
"Hey, wait! Isn't it just two Trainers at a time in Double Battles?!" James exclaimed.
"Bad guys don't play by the rules," Tsubaki stated.
"...Um….parlay?" Meowth gulped.
"That only works for pirates," Mai stated as she joined the crowd, holding up her own PokeBall.
"...Uncle?" Jessie gulped.
"Nope," Giselle replied, "Throw them!"
"Ahh!" Team Rocket yelped as they began to run, the trio being pelted by PokeBalls as they tried to shield themselves.
"EEK!" a high pitch scream went off.
"..." Riolu frowned at one of the boys.
"Sorry. Threw too soft on that," he cringed as they watched Ariados, a few bumps on his head, drag away a twitching James, his legs crossed with his hands between them with wide, pained eyes.
"There are just some things you can't learn in school," Giselle noted as she looked out at the sunset by the pool, "That's a good lesson."
"Yeah…" Joe nodded as he walked up next to her, "...I think I'll go back home to start from scratch with my first Pokemon."
"Really now?"
"Yeah," Joe nodded, "...Hey, Giselle, maybe we'll meet again at the Pokemon League."
"...I hope so," Giselle nodded back, a small soft smile on her face, "I'll try my hardest to be a worthy opponent if we do."
"...is it okay if I keep your picture with me?" Joe asked with a small blush.
"Sure. I have pictures of my friends too," Giselle replied, making him blink a bit in surprise as she stood up, "We are friends now, aren't we?"
"...Sure!" Joe smiled.
"Now why can't you two be more like them?" Makoto asked, looking at Misty and Ash.
"Hmm...gee. I don't know, Makoto. Maybe because he doesn't owe her a bike?" Misty deadpanned as she stared at Ash, who chuckled sheepishly.
"Hello, everyone," Kajun greeted as she walked over to them.
"There you are! Where have you been all afternoon?" Makoto pouted.
"Mmm...Taking all the major tests here," Kajun replied before holding up a finely decorated diploma, "They were rather simple to understand."
"...Okay, do we need to take away Dexter privileges?" Makoto asked.
"Most likely, yeah," Mai answered.
"...Aside from that...what did I miss?" Kajun asked.
"Tsubaki has a new friend," Makoto replied, "The top girl here before you probably broke the records gave him as thanks."
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Yup. Luka the Riolu if I recalled the nickname Tsuba-"
"Riolu? She has...a Riolu?"
"...Uh...yeah?" Makoto raised a brow as Tsubaki held up the Luxury Ball, her Starter slightly visible in the semi-transparent upper half.
"...Please let me see it when able. I want to know about this 'Aura' Riolu and its evolved form, Lucario, use. How is it able to channel it so easily? How can it compress Aura into a single sphere for its signature move Aura Sphere?"
"...Tsubaki, run! Kajun's gone into Science Mode!" Makoto freaked.
"GH?!" Ash tensed at that as he bolted out of there, not wanting to deal with it again.
"Oh. Um...uh…" Noel whispered as she ran after him, "W-wait up!"
"Tsubaki, you come back here!" Kajun demanded as she ran after them, "I need to find those answers!"
"...What a very...interesting group…" Giselle slowly blinked as they watched the group running off.
"Yeah…" Joe nodded.
"You are not using Luka for your Science!" Tsubaki declared.
"Rio?!" Luka yelped, now holding onto her shoulder.
"I promise to give him back!"
"Not taking that chance!"
"Just run, Tsubaki! Run and don't stop running!" Makoto laughed.
"I still never got that firewood!" Brock shouted.
"Professor Kajun's Pokemon Corner!"
The curtains rose once more, revealing Tsubaki bound and gagged being pushed behind the desk by Kajun. On the desk, struggling with the Confusion pinning him down was Luka.
"Greetings, and welcome once more," Kajun greeted with a nod, "Today, we'll be talking about a very special and interesting Pokemon; Riolu, the Emanation Pokemon."
"Ri-o-lu!" Luka grunted.
"These Pokemon and their evolved form, Lucario, are rather unique even among other Pokemon," Kajun explained, "While a Riolu is a pure Fighting Type, it's evolution becomes a Fighting/Steel Type. But that is not what's important...it's what they can use; a unique power called Aura."
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded as she turned on the TV, showing a Riolu with a blue aura coming off them.
"From what I can believe, Aura is supposedly the essence of every living creature on the planet," Kajun continued, "It allows its user to read minds and the actions of another being, view their surroundings even if blinded, and able to project barriers and attacks. For example…" Hikari showed a video of Luka hitting Sableye with Force Palm, "Force Palm actually uses Aura in it to let them strike from even a distance with it."
"Ralts…" Hikari nodded as the screen changed to show Riolu making a sphere of aura.
"It's said that when a Riolu learns to make an Aura Sphere, it is a sign that they are about to evolve into a Lucario," Kajun went on, "But until then, they can use their aura to…"
"CHUU!"
*BZZZRT*
"Are you okay, Tsubaki?" Ash asked as he undid Tsubaki's ropes as Pikachu growled at Kajun and Hikari, both twitching on the floor from the Thunder Wave.
"C-call...for...help with aura…" Kajun groaned as the curtain fell.
GT: And yet another chapter down!
SZ: Eeyup. And Tsubaki finally has herself a Pokemon...a fitting one at that too.
GT: *nods* Riolu fits her since both like Justice.
SZ: Indeed.
GT: Well, until next time everyone! Read and review!
Ash Ketchum: Pikachu [Starter], Butterfree, Pidgeotto
Misty: Goldeen, Staryu, Starmie [Starter]
Brock: Geodude, Onix [Starter], Zubat
Makoto Nanaya: Berry(Pachirisu) [Starter], Needles(Kakuna)
Noel Vermillion: Yuki(Alolan Vulpix) [Starter]
Tsubaki Yayoi: Luka(Riolu) [Starter]
Mai Natsume: Terra(Sandshrew) [Starter]
Cajun Feycott: Hikari(Ralts) [Starter]