GammaTron: Hello, everyone! Welcome to another chapter of Remix Hearts!
SZ: Today, we're gonna bring you yet another original 'episode'
GT: Eeyup. So let's hope everyone enjoys!
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Entry 22: Greetings, everyone. Kajun Faycott reporting once more. We had officially arrived at Saffron City once more for Ashton's rematch against Sabrina...only to find out the entire city was taken over by Team Rocket. Due to the agreement between us, White Truth vouched for us to be allowed into the city and personally escorted us to the Pokemon Center...where she immediately berated the grunts using a Houndour to frighten an already confused and scared Nurse Joy. During our stay at the Pokemon Center, we found out a few things about Sabrina. 1: we learn what happened to those she had captured, including White Truth's partner...they've been turned into dolls. 2: She will also, at times, put them into dresses if they're girls...such as what happened with Black Ideal. It...was honestly funny...ahem! Anyways, lastly...we found out that the jogger from before was, in truth, Sabrina's father. We had to explain it to Ashton, though, since he thought the jogger was a photographer or a friend of her family. How he came to those conclusions, I'll never know….but what we did learn was that, as a child, Sabrina had locked away her emotions to further develop her psychic powers.
Her emotions took on a physical form: the little girl doll she keeps with her. White Truth explained to us that Sabrina's father believed that the only way to save Sabrina and stop what she's been doing...was to make her laugh. ...Laugh? I...How would laughing work? It...doesn't make any sense...ahem! While the rest of us were busy, Ashton had snuck out to head towards Sabrina's Gym, White Truth trailing after him while Serenade (White Truth's Meowstic) stayed behind to keep an eye on us. While we were unaware of what Ashton did, we were in one of the rooms of it...with Makoto trying to get Mai to lick the two Mega Stones we have to find out anything about them. Honestly...it's the Egg assignment all over again, especially considering Makoto had locked herself in a closet with Mai again just so she could get Mai to lick the two Mega Stones. Mai was able to make out a Beedrill for the one Makoto got from Pewter City, but the other...there are a few Pokemon resembling a dragon, so it will take a bit to figure out which one it is. However, we were soon snapped out of our thoughts when the grunts outside the center, along with all the other Rocket Grunts within the city, were teleported out. We were honestly surprised at first...only for it to turn into suspicion when we found out Ashton was missing. So we tried to interrogate Serenade...with Makoto trying to have Mai lick her. ...Makoto...we...we may need an intervention. *clears throat* Well, the awkwardness made by that order gave Serenade enough time to use Teleport herself. Fortunately, knowing Ashton, there's only one place he could've went to...the Gym.
We made our way to the Gym in time...to see Sabrina trying to not go into a laughing fit giving Ashton the Badge while standing with her father and her mother. It turns out that Ashton won...by making Sabrina laugh via slapstick comedy involving Gengar and her Kadabra. ...He won...by making her laugh...I...I just...w...why? How?! I...I don't even…..HOW?! I….ugh. Honestly….after we're done here, I don't want anything to do with Saffron City for a while. Too...too much migraine inducing things happen here…
"Ahh~! That hotel was the best!" Makoto beamed as the group was leaving one of the many hotels in Saffron City, "Seriously, that hot springs in the VIP suite was one of the best!"
"Well, Ash did help with a big issue in the city," Brock noted, "Though, the VIP suite was a bit much."
"Sabrina may have thought otherwise," Misty replied.
"Yeah, so don't look a gift horse in the mouth," Makoto beamed, "We had a good night, and are pretty well rested. Plus..." she began to drool a bit, "The food was amazing~"
"Yeah. That was great," Ash grinned, rubbing his stomach a little.
"Pi~" Pikachu purred, a bit of ketchup on his face.
"So, Ashton, where are we going for your next Badge?" Kajun asked as she opened the map.
"Oh! Um...I'm not sure," Ash replied as he looked at the map with her, "There wasn't one in Lavender Town. Oh! There's one there in Celadon City!"
"So if we go from here and go to Celadon, we could take this route down to Fuchsia City," Tsubaki noted as she looked at the map.
"And we can catch a boat to get to Cinnabar Island at Fuchsia Beach," Misty pointed out.
"Sweet! If we make record time, that'll be three new Badges total!" Ash beamed at that, "Okay! Let's g…" they bumped into someone, "Ah!"
"Pika~!" a Pikachu exclaimed in annoyance.
"Oh, our apologies!" Kajun apologized as she lowered the map.
"We really need to stop walking while looking at the map," Mai sighed.
"..." the person they bumped into waved it off with a good-natured smile.
"Red!" Ash beamed.
"Red?" The others repeated.
"You guys remember what Green said about the nicknames all of us from Pallet Town have right? That's because of Red," Ash replied as he and Red shook hands, "Great to see you again!"
"..." Red smiled before giving a wave to Brock.
"Oh, now I remember you," Brock chuckled, "You took down Onix and Geodude with just your Charmander."
"Pi-pi-pi-pi…" Pika giggled before Red gave her a small frown, making her pause and rub the back of her head with a sheepish apologetic expression, "...Pika-pi…"
"..." Red motioned to the others in Ash's group.
"Oh! Red, these are my friends Misty, Brock, Makoto, Kajun, Tsubaki, and Mai," Ash introduced, "And this is Pikachu. He's my Starter."
"Pi-ka!" Pikachu waved.
"..." Red's body shook a bit as he kept a hand to his mouth.
"Oh come on. It's not that funny that just because my nickname is Yellow that I got a Pikachu," Ash pouted.
"..."
"...Mm…" Ash muttered in embarrassment.
"..."
"Hm? Oh...well, we were just about to head out to Celadon City for my next Gym battle," Ash replied.
"?"
"Huh? Oh! I already got Sabrina's badge!" Ash beamed, showing it to Red.
"Is anyone else getting the weird feeling we're being asked things yet he doesn't even talk?" Misty whispered.
"Kinda," Makoto whispered back.
"I-I think he might be mute…" Noel whispered.
"Yet Ashton is able to perfectly understand him from what I'm seeing," Kajun noted as she watched as Ash seemed to be having a one-sided conversation with the older Trainer.
"So what about you, Red? How many Badges do you have so far?" Ash asked.
Red smiled before opening his jacket. On the inside of it, five badges freshly polished glistened in the sunlight.
"Woah! Five Badges?!" Ash exclaimed in awe, "I guess you're here to challenge Sabrina, huh? Um...you may want to give her a few days. She's getting used to feeling emotions again."
"?" Red raised a brow.
"Really long story," Ash replied.
Red nodded before looking at the others. He gave a small smile at them and motioned to Ash, who sputtered with a blush.
"H-Hey! I'm not a handful, Red!" Ash argued.
"You kind of are, Ash," Misty argued with a slight giggle.
"Headstrong and stubborn at times, but that's managed to get your some great Pokemon," Makoto added.
"?"
"Oh! Yeah! Red, I caught a Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle!" Ash beamed.
"!" Red's eyes widened a bit before he patted Ash's shoulder with a grin.
"Heh heh. Thanks," Ash chuckled sheepishly.
'It's like watching a big brother congratulating a little brother,' Mai thought before Red motioned a bit to the road.
"Say what?! Two Gyms?!" Ash gawked with wide eyes.
"Excuse you?" Tsubaki raised a brow at that.
"Red said there's another Gym here in Saffron City," Ash explained before Red motioned once more, "Huh? What do you mean it's not technically official?"
"Well, Ash, there's a law that there's only one Gym allowed in each city or town," Brock explained, "When a new Gym wants to be made in a place where one is already there, the Trainer trying to get their Gym to replace the other, they have to take a series of Pokemon Battles culminating in a final battle with the current Gym's strongest Pokemon and their Gym Leader."
Red nodded as Pika began to do kung fu poses on his head, earning a twitchy eye from Red.
"So before Sabrina had a Gym, there was a Fighting-Type Gym here?" Noel guessed, earning a slight nod from Red.
"Oh...well it should be easy if I use Gengar and Pidgeotto," Ash grinned a bit.
"?"
"Oh, yeah! I went to Lavender Town to catch a Ghost-Type to beat Sabrina," Ash explained before holding up the Dusk Ball and opened it...only for a pie to come out and hit Pika in the face before Gengar emerged from Ash's shadow, snickering, "...Oh yeah. I forgot to mention he's a prankster, too…"
"Pi…." Pika's eye twitched a bit in annoyance as Red covered his mouth once more, "PI?!" she shook Red's head, "Pika-pi-pi-pikachu!"
"Ash, you're really going to go to an unofficial Gym?" Misty asked.
"Well, yeah. It's still a Gym and it'd be good to train at right?"
Red glanced over at Kajun. Kajun blinked as he walked over to her and gently motioned to Ash.
"Oh. I've been helping Ashton with training his Pokemon," Kajun explained, "He's great at creating plans in the heat of a battle. He's even come up with some interesting move combinations." Red nodded before adopting a bit of a concerned look, "We've been doing our best to keep him safe on our travels. He's an innocent boy, but he's truly a great kid and his Pokemon all trust him deeply from what I've seen."
Red gave a silent sigh of relief at hearing that. He frowned a bit before tapping Ash's shoulder. He made a few motions and Ash frowned a little.
"You're going to head for Cinnabar Island to challenge the Gym there to wait for Sabrina to be ready to challenge Trainers again?" Ash asked, earning a nod from Ash, "Oh…" he smiled a bit, "Well, good luck there, Red!"
Red nodded before taking out a Pokeball. He tossed it into the air before it opened. Char roared once he fully formed as Mai gawked.
"Th-That's the dragon!" Mai exclaimed.
"Dragon?" Misty repeated before Mai held up the black and blue Mega Stone.
"The one that uses this to Mega Evolve!" Mai replied.
"Huh?!" Ash gawked at that, "So it goes to a Charizard?!"
"?" Red raised a brow as Char lowered his head to let his scratch it.
"Makoto and I got a pair of Key Stones and that Mega Stone from Mr. Fuji in Lavender Town after we helped him at the Pokemon Tower," Ash explained, showing his Key Stone, "With Mega Stones and these, we can make Pokemon become even stronger and gain new forms!"
"I had to draw these from memory since things were hectic during the times we saw them, but these are but a few examples of Mega Evolution," Kajun noted as she handed Red a Notebook with the DNA strand-like leaf symbol of Mega Evolution on the cover.
"..." Red said nothing as he looked at the pages inside. He then pulled out his PokeDex and typed something in =Interesting=
"Whoa!" Ash yelped, "I didn't know Dexter could do that."
=Professor Oak made each of our PokeDexes with us in mind= Red 'explained' =For me, he gave me this Text-to-Speech program so I could talk to people who can't fully understand me= he handed the notebook back to Kajun =Thank you for this new information, Ms. Kajun=
"My pleasure," Kajun nodded, "And it was a pleasure to meet another of Ashton's friends."
"Please don't call me that…" Ash grumbled.
Red silently chuckled =Not a lot of people get to call him by his full first name, Ms. Kajun. He must trust you if he just grumbles=
"Red…!" Ash nearly whined, blushing.
Red patted Ash's shoulder before getting on Char =Char, let's go to Fuchsia City=
Char nodded. Spreading his wings, he gave a roar before taking off. Pika and Red gave a wave as they flew into the distance within seconds.
"...Well he was nice," Makoto smiled a bit..
"Of course he is!" Ash beamed before looking at the blue and black Mega Stone, "I can't wait until we get to battle at the Pokemon League!"
"Gah~! I can't stand it!" Jessie exclaimed as she, James, and Meowth were flying around in theri hot air balloon, "Not only were we forbidden from entering Saffron City, but we can't even use our motto when we encounter the Twerps again!"
"For a few months at least," James noted, trying to do a glass half full situation.
"But the motto is our thing!" jessie argued, "We can't strike fear into those twerps if we can't do the motto! Plus, we could've had the perfect opportunity to snatch the Twerp's Pikachu while he was in Saffron! But no~! We were forbidden because James had nearly unleashed some ancient demon Pokemon back in Lavender Town!"
"How many times do I have to say I thought it was just a rock?" James slumped.
"Until your voice is coarse!"
"Relax, guys!" Meowth shouted, "I just got an idea. Da twoips are most likely headin' towards Celadon City next, and most likely he'll head towards da Gym."
"True," James nodded.
"Your point?" Jessie frowned.
"I hoid da Gym there has a knack fer banning Trainers fer sayin' bad stuff about da perfume, or if dat trainer is, and I quote, a 'Sexist'."
"...Go on…"
"The twoip gets in 'trouble', we 'help' him out, and once we're inside da Gym via disguises, we snatch all dose primo Grass Types in dere, and snatch da Twoips' Pokemon before they could get a chance ta blink!"
"Ooh! I love that idea!" James grinned.
"And last I checked, Cassidy and Butch were workin' a scam in Celadon as well, so we 'borrow' some Pokemon dey're 'lookin' after' while they're not looking," Meowth added with a grin, "Figure it would be a nice bonus, wouldn't ya say?"
"...So not only would we be stealing from not just a Gym and the twerps, but also from Cassidy and Butch?" Jessie asked for clarification.
"We could make it appear dat they messed up on da job~" Meowth smirked.
"..." Jessie grinned, "I love it!"
"Poifect! Den it's off t' Celadon!" Meowth declared.
"Aye aye!" Jessie and James shouted.
"So this is the Second Gym…." Ash noted as the group looked out at a building resembling a dojo.
"It must've been a Fighting-Type Gym when it was an official one," Makoto guessed.
"Most likely," Mai nodded a bit, "...Still...why do I have a sudden surge of anger building up inside me all of a sudden?"
"It's not just you?" Misty asked.
"...Well...we sh-"Brok began before the gym doors were slammed open.
"And get lost!" a large man laughed as he kicked away a small Bunny-like Pokemon, "Heh...freakin girly rabbit…"
"Grr…" the rabbit growled as she shot up, "Buneary bun!"
"Ohh~! I'm shaking~" the man mocked.
"What's that Pokemon?" Ash pondered as he pulled Dexter out.
=Buneary, the Rabbit Pokemon. Its arms and legs are weak, but when it rolls its ears up tight and then unleashes them with its full force, it can smash boulders to dust. The reason it keeps one ear rolled up is so it can launch a swift counterattack if it's attacked by an enemy= Dexter informed.
"Hmm?" the man raised a brow as he noticed Ash and the others, "...Can I help ya?"
"OH! Well...I'm here to battle the Gym Leader here," Ash replied as he put Dexter away.
"..." the man said nothing as he looked at Ash before noticing Pikachu, "...Get lost."
"Huh?!"
"We only accept challenges from people with manly Pokemon, and last I checked, that rat of yours only belongs with girls."
"PIKA?!" Pikachu exclaimed.
"And there's the reason for my anger…" Mai whispered with a frown.
"So until you get a manly Pokemon, how about you do me a favor by taking those weak girls over there and go back to where you each belong?" the man smirked, "IE, you staying by mommy's side while those girls learn how to cook in the kitchen, where they properly belong."
"Kitchen?" Makoto repeated, her eye twitching wildly.
"Why you….!" Misty snarled, a large mallet already in her hands as her eyes glowed red with anger.
"Hold it," Brock spoke as he stepped forward, a frown evident on his face.
"Huh? Who are you, no eyes?" the man asked with a raised brow.
"Brock Stone of the Pewter City Gym. I want to talk with the Gym Leader here."
"...Hold on," the man whispered as he looked over his shoulder, "Hey big bro! Ya got a Gym Leader here wanting to talk to ya, and it's not that crazy psycho witch Sabrina!"
"...K," a voice replied as the man stepped aside, letting a larger man in a torn gi step out, a few scars on his chest, "Can I help you?"
"Yes, actually," Brock replied, "Why…"
"Why is your friend here preventing me from challenging you?!" Ash demanded.
"..." the larger man said nothing as he leaned down, flicking Ash on the forehead, causing him to stumble back, "That's why, brat."
Ash was about to open his mouth again when Kajun covered it and whispered, "Ashton, there are times when you need to let others handle issues. This is one of those times. Watch and learn from what Brock does on the chance he's not with you."
"..." Ash slowly nodded as he watched on.
"Now…" the larger man began as he looked back at Brock, "What did you want to ask me, fellow Gym Leader?"
"...Where's the real Gym Leader?" Brock asked, a scowl on his face, "And furthermore, why was your friend there treating that Buneary like that?"
"Buneary?" the larger man raised a brow before looking at the growling bunny-like Pokemon, "Oh...you again. Do I seriously need to sic Conkeldurr on you again just to put you in your place?"
"Bunn…" Buneary growled.
"You didn't answer my questions," Brock spoke up once more, "Where is the real Gym Leader, er…"
"Brick," the larger man answered, "And to answer your questions, the old man left on a training trip to Johto and left me in charge until he got back…" a smirk then grew on his face, "About time, too. This place needed some changes. We even kicked out the female 'fighters' here so we can make this purely a man's Gym."
"Yeah! We didn't need to girls ruining this place," the first man added with a grin, "Girls pretty much ruin everything manly anyway."
"Urge….to hurt….rising…." Makoto quietly growled, her fist slowly raising up.
"Makoto, no…" Tsubaki whispered as she lowered Makoto's fist.
"But, Tsubaki, you hear what they're saying…"
"Let Brock handle this…" Tsubaki advised before whispering, "But if things go too far, then you can get a blow in."
"...Fine," Makoto muttered.
"...And the Buneary?"
"Oh...that thing," Brick snorted as he rubbed the back of his head, "During the whole Team Rocket Fiasco yesterday, we had to leave and find a new training ground to train in. Luckily, we found a pretty large space for that...heh. Not our fault that Buneary's nest was there when we smashed it in for a test."
"BUN?! Buneary bun-near-near-bun-y!" Buneary hopped in place, fuming strongly.
"Wow. She's hopping mad," Makoto whispered.
"...You get a pass just this once, Makoto…" Tsubaki whispered with an annoyed frown.
"But...didn't you care? You just destroyed her home?" Noel asked.
"Meh. Would've if it was something bigger, but nope. No skin off our back for destroying a girly Pokemon's home, " The first man snorted.
"BUN~~!" Buneary growled as she jumped right at them.
"...Conkeldurr?" Brick spoke, "Mind dealing with this pest again?"
"Durr!" a voice roared behind him as a large piece of a pillar shot out from behind him and slammed into Buneary.
"BUN~!" Buneary cried as she was sent into the air and landed in Makoto's tail.
"CHI/MOl/VUI!" the Fuzzy Trio yelped.
"Hey! What was that for!?" Makoto snapped.
"What? You saw that it attacked first," Brick smirked as a Pokemon stepped out, "I was just having Conkeldurr act in self defense."
"Conk…"
The Pokemon in question was a bipedal sepia-colored one that resembled an ogre. Its nose was large and red, with its face also having a prominent brow, a wide mouth, a gray tuft on its chin, dark rings around its eyes and a bulbous feature sticking up from the back of its head. Thick violet bands and tendons adorned its shoulders, chest, back and thighs. In its right hand was a large concrete pillar before easily picking up the tossed one. Ash took out Dexter once more.
=Conkeldurr, the Muscular Pokemon and the final form of Timburr. It is known to carry concrete pillars in its massive arms, which it uses to attack strongly without using physical strength or to support its massive upper body. Conkeldurr can create concrete, a technique it was believed to have taught humans 2000 years ago. It is often seen around construction sites helping construction workers=
"So if we're done here, why don't you get lost?" Brick stated, "We only accept challenges from male trainers with manly Pokemon, like Machamp or Conkeldurr."
"Yeah! Those are really manly Pokemon there!" Brick's companion added before smirking at Ash, "Your pikarat on the other hand only belongs with little girls...unless you're pretending to be a boy. If so, get lost bitch."
"I see…" Brock nodded, "So what if a girl were able to lift up your Conkeldurr or yourself without any Pokemon or anyone else really helping her?"
"...What are you high? No way a girl could lift me or my Pokemon," Brick snorted, "They're too weak anyway."
"Makoto, I leave it to you," Brock informed, "Cherry, Berry, Booster, mind coming out to help prove a point?"
"Hmm?" Brick raised a brow as Makoto began to step forward.
"...Didn't you hear Big bro?" Brick's companion asked as he stepped forward, "He said get lost, ya cosplaying freak."
'It's not a cosplay,' Makoto narrowed her eyes, "Well now...I don't think you heard Brock yourself. What would happen if people hear that a Gym that declares women to be weak…" Makoto gently grabbed his gi...before lifting the man up completely over her head with one arm, "...Couldn't outlift one of the so-called weak women?"
"Wh-what the hell?!" the man freaked, "L-let go!"
"Okay, if you insist," Makoto grinned before doing so, letting him hit his face on the ground, "Guess you should've been a bit more careful with how you word that, huh?"
"Why you c-" the man began before Brick stomped on his back.
"...You got a lot of non-existent balls stepping up to us, girl," Brick frowned as he glared at Makoto.
"Funny. I could say the same for you since you're clearly overcompensating with those muscles of yours," Makoto countered.
"?!"
"Then again, it could be that…" she narrowed her eyes at him, giving a mock gasp, "You're actually afraid of girls and my friend's Pikachu here? Then again, I can't blame you. Compared to what we've been dealing with, Pikachu's a real toughie along with my Needles." she turned away from him with a shrug, "Ah well. Ash, I think we got the wrong address from your buddy Red. Guy's too wimpy to handle us in the Gym. Or is it just a fitness center?"
"Fitness…?!" Brick growled before calming down, "Fine...you think you're so tough, then how's about a Pokemon Battle, little girl?"
"Wanna make it a Double Battle against myself and Ash against your Conkeldurr and your other toughest Pokemon?"
"Fine. But in exchange…" Brick began before pointing to the Buneary in Makoto's Tail, "You have to use that Buneary there with the brat's Pikachu."
"Ear?"
'Darn...So much for getting to see Needles Mega Evolve and make the guy piss his pants,' Makoto thought before grinning, "Well...What do you say, Buneary?" Makoto asked, grabbing her tail and moving it to give her a better view of the bunny, "Wanna team up with me to show this guy that girls can just be as tough as the boys?"
"...Bun," Buneary nodded, pumping her fist.
"...well…" Makoto began as she looked back at Brick with a smirk, "Looks like you have a battle then."
"Good. Then let's head in," Brick stated, "The longer I have to stare at you girls makes me sick."
"Ash, any chance you can read what Buneary here can do?" Makoto whispered.
"Alright guys listen up!" Brick's stooge shouted, getting the attention of the other male fighters in the Gym as he stood in the middle of a Field, "Our Big Bro here just accepted a Double Battle against a brat with a girl Pokemon, and a girl who thinks she's a Pachirisu!"
"Does said girl have to play pick up again?"
"Erk! Uh n-no, ma'am!" Brick's stooge paled, sweating heavily while trying not to look at Makoto, who was cracking her knuckles behind him, before shaking his head quickly, "Get the main field cleared!"
"Got it!" the men nodded as they scrambled about, one of which pressing a button on the side as the center field began to open up, revealing a field fitting for a Fighting Type Pokemon.
"Would you mind if I act as Judge?" Brock asked.
"Go ahead," Brick nodded as Conkeldurr stood out on the field.
"This is a Double Battle between Temporary Leader Brick of Saffron City against Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town and Makoto Nanaya," Brock informed, "While the Gym Leader can use two Pokemon at once, the challengers are only allowed to use Pikachu and Buneary for this battle! Are both sides ready?"
"Oh I know I am," Makoto grinned as she cracked her knuckles a bit.
"Same!" Ash nodded.
"Just about…" Brick smirked as he pulled out a Pokeball, "Had this one since I trained in Alola...Crabominable, let's crush these weaklings!"
Released from the Pokeball was a crustacean Pokémon resembling both a horsehair crab and the mythical yeti. It was mostly white, with a blue face and details, and light yellow hair with two taller hairs sticking out on top. It had thick white fur, and has extra furry spots around its arms, mouth, and claws. Its arms were segmented into three parts, with a blue dot on the middle segment. Its claws had the appearance of a dark blue foot print or paw print, with the biggest mark being the actual claw. It had four legs with blue tips made out of ice. Its face consisted of a light blue "mask", closed eyes and a large mouth that went down into its chest fur. It had two large teeth showing as well. It had a marking on its chest probably to make it appear more like a yeti, which was usually portrayed as ape-like. On its stomach was an armor plate that was blue with light blue stripes.
"Crabominable!" the yeti/crab-like Pokemon roared, banging its 'fists' together.
=Crabominable, the Wooly Crab Pokemon and the evolved form of Crabrawler. It aimed for the top but got lost and ended up on a snowy mountain. Being forced to endure the cold, this Pokémon evolved and grew fur= Dexter informed.
"Okay! You ready, Buneary?" Makoto grinned.
"Bun!" Buneary bounced in place, making punching motions with her ears.
"Okay! Ready for this, Pikachu?" Ash grinned...before facefaulting as Pikachu was trying to hide behind Kajun.
"Chu…" Pikachu whimpered.
"Pikachu…" Ash groaned before Hikari used Confusion to float Pikachu onto the field.
"Pika?!"
"Ralts…" Hikari sighed a bit as she dropped Pikachu onto the field to the laughter of the majority of the men there.
"He needed another girly Pokemon to help him onto the field!"
"What a lame Pokemon!"
"I've seen Raichu braver than that rat!"
"And you've just said his trigger…" Makoto whispered.
"Kachu?" Pikachu's eye twitched before electricity erupted from his cheeks, "Pika...pi-pikachu…"
"Good luck out there Ash!" Mai shouted.
"Y-you c-" Noel began.
"BEAT THEM WITHIN AN INCH OF THEIR LIVES!" Misty snapped, making Noel hide behind Tsubaki.
"Okay, note to self: Misty is very sensitive about gender," Tsubaki whispered.
"Let's see what these two have in store…" Kajun whispered, her notebook already out.
"Let the battle begin!" Brock shouted.
"Conkeldurr, use Stone Edge!"
"Conk!" Conkeldurr roared as he charged at Buneary and Pikachu, his concrete pillars glowing.
"Pikachu, use Quick Attack to dodge!"
"Buneary, use Bounce!"
"Pika!" Pikachu glowed before shooting off at the same time Buneary glowed and made an impressive jump into the air in time to avoid the slamming pillars.
"Crabominable, use Rock Smash!"
"Crab~!" Crabominable roared as it swung a glowing claw down on the ground before Pikachu.
"Pikachu, Drift Zap!"
"Drift what?" Brick blinked.
Pikachu's body glowed as he pulled out of Quick Attack and into Agility, avoiding the smashing claw in time. Gritting his teeth, Pikachu skid around with his tail shining with Iron Tail while channeling a Thunderbolt through it. As he skidded around one of Crabominable's legs, he slammed his tail into it, causing a current to go through Crabominable the same time the icy leg was knocked off the ground. Crabominable snarled as it backhanded a claw at Pikachu, who used his tail to spring over it and land where he started the battle...before grabbing his feet and blowing on them frantically while balancing on his tail.
"What's wrong with Pikachu?" Misty pondered.
"Friction," Kajun replied, "Going that fast into a spin inside of a turn like that most likely left some burns on Pikachu's feet."
"Oh...ohh~" Misty cringed.
"...Lucky shot…" Brick frowned, "Conkeldurr, Dynamic Punch! Crabominable, smash the ground with Power Up Punch!"
"Con…" Conkeldurr began, raising a glowing fist.
"Now, Buneary, now!" Makoto shouted.
"BUN~!"
"Conkel...?" Conkeldurr looked up just in time for a glowing ear to slam into his face, "DURR?!"
"Crab?" Crabominable pondered, turning to Conkeldurr just in time to be smacked by one of his concrete pillars, "Bom?! Crab-ab-inal?!"
"Durr~" Conkeldurr groaned, his eyes replaced with dizzy swirls as he moved about erratically.
"Dizzy Punch, nice!" Makoto pumped her fist.
"Why you little…!" Brick growled, "Crabominable, continue to smash the Ground with Power Up Punch!"
"Why is he doing that?" Mai blinked as Crabominable began to smash the ground repeatedly.
"...?!" Kajun's eyes widened, "Power Up Punch increases a Pokemon's Attack each time it's used."
"...If that's true...Kajun, what abilities can Crabominable have?" Tsubaki asked.
"Hyper Cutter, Iron Fist, and Anger Point," Kajun replied, Ability Notebook out, "Iron Fist increases the power of punching moves by a good amou-?!"
"Oh, this is not good," Mai cringed.
"...I-it should be fine. I mean, Pikachu and Buneary are faster, right?" Noel asked.
"That might be true," Kajun replied, "But look at the ground around Crabominable now." as if to prove her point, the next punch the crab slammed into the ground caused parts of it to splinter and become jagged, "If it continues, it will be near impossible to get near Crabominable."
"Pikachu, Zap Cannon!" Ash called.
"Pika…" Pikachu's cheeks and tail lit up with electricity.
"Crabominable, Bulldoze! Conkeldurr, Detect!"
Crabominable roared as he began to slam his fists down on the ground repeatedly, sending out shockwaves at Buneary and the charging Pikachu.
"Bounce!" Makoto called.
"Bun!" Buneary nodded before grabbing Pikachu with her ears and quickly jumped into the air.
"Pi?!" Pikachu yelped, disrupting his charging.
"Alright, now toss him into Conkeldurr full force!"
"Bun…!"
"Makoto, wait! Cancel that or-!" Kajun began.
"...EARY!" Buneary swung Pikachu full force at Conkeldurr.
"Pikachu, Lightning Rod!" Ash called.
"Pika...CHU!" Pikachu cried out as his tail was engulfed in Iron Tail and Thunderbolt once more.
Just before Pikachu's attack could hit, Conkeldurr blocked it with a pillar. The swirls were gone, revealing the dark glint in its eyes that made Pikachu gulp. Before Pikachu could move, Conkeldurr slammed a Dynamic Punch into Pikachu, causing him to gasp out, unable to cry out from the sheer strength of the punch, before shooting right into Buneary. The two crashed into the ceiling before dropping onto the ground of the field.
"Detect lets Conkeldurr see what the next moves of the Pokemon around it are going to do," Kajun sighed.
"What?!" Ash gawked.
"Think of it as a physical version of Protect," Kajun compared, "No barriers, just simple movement to avoid attacks."
"Pi~" Pikachu groaned as he and Buneary weakly got up, swirls in their eyes as they tried to keep balance.
"Gotcha…" Brick whispered with a smirk, "Crabominable, let's end it with Focus Punch!"
"Pikachu, get out of the way!" Ash warned.
"Buneary, look out!"
"Bun/Pika~~" the two began before they tensed up, their bodies unable to move as Crabominable began to charge.
"Pikachu, what's wrong?! Dodge!"
"Wh-why aren't they moving?" Noel asked, concern in her voice.
"Dynamic Punch doesn't cause flinching," Kajun noted before Crabominable swung its fist, the glow around it tripling it in size, and slugged the two smaller Pokemon, sending them crashing into Ash and Makoto, Ash being knocked clean off his feet while Makoto skidded back a few feet.
"Ahh...damn... That actually hurt…" Makoto whispered to herself as she looked down, Buneary knocked out as her eyes were replaced with swirls.
"Pikachu...you..ok…?"
"Pi~" Pikachu groaned, swirls replacing his eyes.
"Heh...we win," Brick smirked as the men in the dojo cheered on for him, "Knew a girl couldn't beat me or my Pokemon. Now boys..." he looked at his fellow men, "Mind 'escorting' these ladies out?"
"Lousy, rotten, no-good…" Makoto fumed as she paced around the Pokemon Center's lobby.
"They didn't have to throw us out…" Noel mumbled, rubbing her still-sore behind.
"Tell me about it…" Mai muttered, rubbing her slightly bruised arm.
"...Something doesn't feel right…" Tsubaki spoke with a frown, "Kajun, you said Dynamic Punch doesn't flinch, correct?"
"That's right," Kajun nodded before Luka popped out of his ball, glaring at the direction the dojo was.
"And it causes confusion, correct? Not paralysis?"
"That's correct," Kajun replied, "...You believe that…?"
"Yes," Tsubaki nodded with Luka.
"Believe what?" Misty asked.
"That Brick cheated."
"Cheated?" Brock scowled, "That could be. But we don't exactly have proof."
Ash's shadow whistled before Gengar came out of it.
"Ash, you never returned Gengar, did you?" Misty asked.
"No," Ash shook his head, "Guess I was excited for another Gym that I forgot to return him."
"Gengar, did you happen to see anything?" Kajun asked.
"Gen...Gengar," Gengar nodded before he grabbed the wrist of one of his arms and stretched the limb out before moving it around, the claws pinched, and made hissing sounds.
"...E-Ekans?" Noel guessed.
"Gengar!" Gengar nodded as he pulled out a bouquet of sunflowers and handed it to Noel.
"I should've known…" Tsubaki whispered with a scowl, "Last I recall, Ekans is one of the few Pokemon that can learn Glare."
"Glare?" Mai repeated.
"A move that, much like Stun Spore and Thunder Wave, instantly paralyzes a Pokemon," Tsubaki explained.
"He cheated?!" Ash gawked before growling, "Oh that's it! Let me at that big guy!" Gengar stretched his arms and managed to grab Ash's jacket to try to keep him from running out, "Let me at him!"
"Ashton, calm down!" Kajun ordered, making Ash flinch from the tone, "Look. I know you're angry right now, but you can't go rushing in there."
"But he…!"
"If he wanted, he could call the police and have you arrested for 'forced entry' and try to pin the blame on you," Kajun added.
"And if he succeeded in that, you'd have your Trainer License revoked for three years," Brock noted, making Ash cringe.
"But we can't just let him get away with that!" Makoto growled.
"I know that, but we don't have any proof," Tsubaki argued, "But I think I know how he does it...that move Focus Punch."
"Focus Punch?" Ash repeated.
"It's one of the strongest moves a Fighting-Type can learn, but a single attack when it's charging will cause the attack to disrupt and make the user flinch," Brock explained.
"Which means when Brick has one of his Pokemon use that move, that's when his cheating strategy begins," Tsubaki stated.
"He could have Ekans out from the start of the match in a place where it can see everything," Kajun noted, "Tsubaki, we may need Izayoi and Ashton's Gengar."
"Izayoi?" Tsubaki repeated.
"Considering both are Ghost-Types, they can phase through the walls and with Gengar's shadow ability…" Kajun caught Gengar's hand emerging from her shadow a few inches from the cup of pudding by her, causing the fully evolved Ghost/Poison-type to chuckle sheepishly, "...He could carry Izayoi to where Ekans is from any shadow near the snake."
"And since Izayoi likes to be polished, her surface is highly reflective right now," Tsubaki noted, "The moment Ekans starts using Glare, we can bounce it right back at the snake."
"...Why do you know Izayoi likes to be…?" Mai began.
"It's not important right now," Tsubaki interrupted, "Right now, we have a part of a plan. The only issues are how to get the rematch and Pikachu and Buneary."
"...Speaking of Buneary…" Makoto began as she looked at Kajun, "Mind if I borrow your Attack Book, Kajun? There's a move I want her to try and learn."
"Hmm? What move?"
"It's a surprise. Just give us a day, and we could blow that jerk's Pokemon out of the water," Makoto assured.
"...Fair enough...provided we can get a rematch of course," Kajun stated.
"...W-well, why don't we try calling another Gym Leader for help then?" Noel suggested.
"Who though, Noel? The only ones we know are Brock, Misty, Sabrina, and Lt….Surge…" Mai said, blinking a bit as a small idea formed in her head, "...How far is Vermillion City from here again?"
"Ralts…" Hikari spoke up.
"With Hikari? Not far at all," Kajun smiled.
"Good, because I might have an idea," Mai smirked a bit.
"Bun…." Buneary muttered as she sat down on a small bed, some bandages on her as she looked down at her paws, before the doorknob turned, "Bun?"
"Hey there," Makoto greeted with a small smile, poking her head into the room, "Glad to see you up."
"Buneary…" Buneary sighed.
"...This isn't the first time you woke up here, huh?" Makoto guessed, earning silence from the small rabbit Pokemon, "...I thought so. Though it's your first time ending up in here because a guy cheated, huh?"
"Bun?!" both her ears popped up.
"Yup. Guy cheated with an Ekans using Glare," Makoto nodded, "BUT, we're gonna have a rematch tomorrow. Only this time...we're gonna have some ironic revenge on him~"
"Bun?"
"Oh trust me. You're going to love it," Makoto grinned.
"...Bun…" Buneary muttered.
"...Berry, Cherry, Booster, mind helping me out here?" Makoto whispered into her tail.
The Fluffy Trio poked out of her tail and jumped onto the bed. Buneary blinked as Cherry winked with a tip of her sunglasses, Berry curtsied in her bright red dress, and Booster gave a happy mewl, her red collar giving a small ring from the fireball-shaped bell on it.
"(...Why are you three living in her tail?)" Buneary asked.
"(Because it's the best mobile home a Pokemon can ask for)," Cherry grinned.
"(It's really nice and warm and Big Sis Makoto is really tough!)" Booster beamed.
"(And the best part? She comes with tasty tasty acorns~)" Berry drooled a bit.
"(Oh, shoot! We forgot to stock up!)" Cherry yelped.
"(Oh chestnuts!)"
"(...Nuts are okay, but I'm a more honey kind of gal,)" Buneary stated before drooling a bit, "(Especially when they're on those donut things that nice old man leaves for me when he comes to visit~)"
"(...What's a donut?)" Booster asked.
"(I think it's those balls of rice with jelly in them Brock likes to make)," Cherry replied.
"(No, no, no. Donuts are these fluffy circles of bread covered in yummy sweetness)," Buneary replied before shuddering in delight, "(And the sensation of biting into one...ohh~ The sweetness flooding your mouth, the soft dough cushioning you...it feels like you're falling into the center of the donut itself!)"
Booster's stomach rumbled, "(...Can we get some? It made me hungry.)"
"(Later, Booster)," Berry patted her head before looking at Buneary again, "(So that big punk...He's a real cheating jerk, right?)"
"(...Yup, especially after I found out he smashed my nest on purpose)," Buneary frowned
"(Your nest got wrecked? Yeesh)," Berry cringed, "(I know how that feels. My nest got smashed a few days before I met Makoto. Lousy Spearows...)"
"(That we can agree on, but...my nest was special…)" Buneary stated, her ears drooping down in sadness.
"(Was it a magic nest like in Big Brother Pikachu's stories?)" Booter gasped.
"(...If you can call Ma's love magic, yes…)"
"..." Berry's eye twitched, "(Yeah. If you're not gonna cream that guy's clock, I'll do it for you.)"
"(Oh, I plan on doing that big time,)" Buneary frowned, "(I'm gonna send him flying so far, he'll crash into Rayquaza.)"
"(Now that's what I call incentive!)" Cherry grinned, "(And you got the best trainer ever to help ya out with that!)"
"(She can scare an Ursaring just by yelling at it!)" Booster beamed.
"(Trust us. We saw it and we still can't believe it)," Cherry nodded.
"(The point is that give her a chance to help you cream the guy's clock. Er...a second chance, I mean. ...Wait, does the first one count since the guy cheated?)" Berry tilted her head.
"(It does.)"
"(Ahh...so yeah. Give her another chance.)"
"...Bun…" Buneary spoke up as she hopped up.
"Oh? You ready to do some training?" Makoto aske with a small smirk.
"Buneary!" Buneary nodded before her stomach rumbled with Booster's, "...ear…"
"...Let's eat first before we train," Makoto offered, "Besides, there's some fresh donuts in the cafeteria anyway."
"!" Buneary's ears shot up at that.
"Vee!" Booster cheered.
"That's the spirit!" Makoto beamed.
=The next day=
"You think that brat and those girls from yesterday might come back?" one of the men in the dojo asked as Brick was resting on his side.
"Nah~! I doubt it...after what Big Bro did to them, I wouldn't be surprised if they went home crying to mommy," another added with a mocking grin.
"ATEN-HUT!"
*BAM!*
"Hey! You can't j-" one of the men began before they all tensed up.
"Huh? What's got you all s-" Brick began before tensing up, "...L...Lt. Surge…."
"At ease, Electivire," Lt. Surge ordered as his fully evolved Pokemon lowered its fist from Mega Punch position, "I am here on official Pokemon League business." 'And part of my parole to make up for prior behavior.' "As you might very well know considering this is your very city, Gym Leader Sabrina is currently unable to operate the Psychic Type Gym while her Gym Trainers are not qualified for temporary take over of it. Now...who's the Gym Leader here?"
"M-me, sir!" Brick shouted as he stood up, "What do I owe the pleasure of one of Kanto's manliest men, sir?!"
"Considering the situation at the Psychic Type Gym, the Pokemon League officials are enacting the Act of Fuschia 1987," Lt. Surge ordered, "As such, until Sabrina is fully recovered or one of her Gym Trainers has passed the qualification exam, the Saffron City Fighting-Type Gym is to be reopened to all challengers and rematches!"
"Eh? Rematch?" Brick blinked at that.
"DID I STUTTER?!" Lt. Surge roared.
"NO, SIR, NO!" the men yelped, standing at attention.
"NOW LISTEN UP! CONSIDERING NONE OF YOU HAVE KEPT UP WITH CURRENT EVENTS, IT SEEMS I HAVE TO EDUCATE YOU ALL!" Lt. Surge barked before speaking calmer, yet keeping a drill sergeant tone, "Before this current year's Pokemon League, a new law was issued that Trainers are allowed to challenge Gyms up to three times before being barred from having another rematch at that gym for three months. Furthermore, a second rule was put in the year before that, stating that all Gym Leaders are to accept any challengers regardless of preferences." he paced before them, "Failure to follow that rule will result in, in order of number of violations, a penalty, a hefty fine of P900,000, a temporary shutdown of the Gym for six weeks, and finally complete disbanding and the Gym being turned over to the Pokemon League to be refurbished for a new Gym Leader." he continued his pacing, "Now you must be wondering just why I am here instead of an official from the Pokemon League, correct?"
"Sir, yes, sir!"
"That is because due to how long this Gym has been unable to be used as a Gym, I have been tasked with being in charge of looking after you all for the first day to make sure you know how to still operate a Gym!" Lt. Surge informed, "As such, I am required to write down everything I see here during this entire day!" he looked at Brick, "Your name and rank!"
"B-Brick! Temporary Gym Leader of the Saffron City Fighting Gym, sir!" Brick saluted, "Our Master is currently away on a training trip in Johto, so I am in charge in the meantime, sir!"
"Well, B-Brick! As you are the Temporary Gym Leader, you are to be made fully aware that violations caused by a Temporary Gym Leader are different!" Lt. Surge informed, "You will be given three chances to abide to all rules a Gym Leader is to uphold. If you fail all three chances, you are hereby excommunicated from the Gym and are blacklisted from being hired to other Gyms for one year! DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME!?"
"Y-yes, sir!"
"However, I will possibly overlook this on one condition…" Lt. Surge paused as he looked over his shoulder, "Alright, come in!"
"?" Brick raised a brow before he noticed Ash and his friends walk in, Makoto walking alongside him, "?! Them again?!"
"That is correct! Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town and Makoto Nanaya from the far North are here for a rematch!" Lt. Surge informed, "I just happened to run into them on my way here and have requested a two on one battle, meaning you, as Temporary Gym Leader, are to take them both on in a Double Battle with both of them using one Pokemon each and you using two at the same time."
"...O-of course, sir!" Brick nodded, "Get the floor prepped!"
"Sir!" the men nodded and quickly had the Gym Floor setup.
"Good. You're fast, I will give you that," Lt. Surge nodded, "And excellent use of limited space."
"Thank you sir! We do our best to make sure this is a Gym fitting for Fighting Types!" Brick shouted.
"Excellent!" Lt. Surge nodded sharply before stepping onto the referee stand, "To your positions!"
"You remember what we're doing?" Makoto whispered.
"I do," Ash nodded.
"Ah! Lt. Surge, sir!" Brick's lackey called, "Are we issuing the current Badge for the town?"
"Sabrina has, while it was a bit difficult to translate between her laughter, agreed to allow you to issue the original Badge and let it be authorized as an official badge of Saffron City until she can recover," Lt. Surge nodded.
"Ahh...Fair enough, sir!"
"Now then, this here is a two on one battle!" Lt. Surge called out, "No time limit! The Challengers are Ash Ketchum of Pallet Town and Makoto Nanaya of the far North! The Gym Leader at this time is Brick of the Temporarily Reinstated Saffron City Fighting-Type Gym! Trainers! Gym Leaders! Send out the combatants!"
"Conkeldurr, Crabominable, let's stomp these brats!" Brick shouted as he released his two Fighting Types.
"Pikachu, let's go!" Ash called.
"Pika!" Pikachu declared as he ran onto the field.
"Let's bring the pain, Honey!" Makoto called as the Buneary jumped onto the field from Makoto's tail, a red and orange fire-patterned bandana on her head.
"...Honey?" Tsubaki raised a brow.
"She really loved eating those honey-coated donuts at the buffet and looked adorable," Makoto shrugged.
"Sh-she really did," Noel admitted as Cherry and Berry, in a cheerleading outfit, cheered at her sides, waving paper fans with Honey and Pikachu's faces on them or yellow and brown pom-poms respectively.
"...Fair enough, I suppose…" Tsubaki sighed a bit.
"Now that both sides are ready…" Surge swung an arm down in a chopping motion, "BEGIN COMBAT!"
"Crabominable, Power Up Punch rapidly on the ground! Conkeldurr, Stone Edge!" Brick ordered.
"Conkel!" Conkeldurr roared, charging in with glowing concrete pillars.
"Pikachu, Spring!" Ash called.
"Honey, Bounce!"
"Chu/Bun!" Pikachu and Honey complied as Pikachu used his tail as a spring to shoot over Conkeldurr while Honey glowed and bounced high into the air.
"Durr…" Conkeldurr growled as he stopped his attack before turning around only to see no Pikachu, "Conk?"
"Pi…"
"Conk?!"
"Thunderbolt!" Ash called.
"CHU~~!"
"CONKEL~!" Conkeldurr cried out as the Pikachu latching onto his back unleashed a strong current through him.
"Pay close attention to this Trainer and his friend, boys," Lt. Surge ordered, "His Pikachu may just be a Pikachu, but it's tougher than a Raichu."
"Get him off ya, Conkeldurr!" Brick ordered.
"Conkel…"
"Now, Honey!"
"BUN~!"
"..." Conkeldurr looked up and gave an annoyed look at the glowing ear coming at his face, "(Not again)..."
"Not this time! Crabominable, Rock Smash!"
"Crab!" Crabominable roared as it managed to jump and swing a glowing fist at the Buneary.
"Pikachu, Rescue!" Ash called.
Pikachu glowed with Agility before using Conkeldurr's back as a base to use his tail as a spring. Honey grabbed Pikachu's outstretched paw in his flight above her with her other ear, letting them go over Crabominable...who smashed his fist into Conkeldurr's face, knocking him into the ground and making a crater in the floor from the impact.
"Gah! Conkeldurr!" Brick freaked as Conkeldurr fell over, twitching as his eyes were replaced with swirls.
"Not so smart using those Power Up Punches now, eh?" Makoto smirked as Pikachu and Honey landed before the two.
"Makoto used the same opening moves for a trick," Misty noted, "Not bad."
"She's making sure not to fall for past mistakes," Kajun stated, "And so far, she's doing good on that."
"Why you…!" Brick growled as he glared at Ash and Makoto, '...Looks like I'll have to end this in one blow…' "Crabominable, full power Focus Punch!"
On the other side of a wall with a painting of a muscular man, an Ekans rose its head up. Unaware to it as it opened a slot behind the painting's eyes, the shadows moved as a pair of glowing yellow eyes and a large smile appeared in them. Ekans' eyes started to glow when a reflective surface appeared between the holes and its eyes. Ekans squawked before it froze up. Gengar snickered as Izayoi's 'eye' narrowed at the snake, her cloth 'hand' cracking its 'knuckles.'
"(...Parlay?)" Ekans gulped.
"(That only works for pirates, foul snake…)" Izayoi growled.
"(In the words of the spookiest man I've ever enjoyed listening to his songs…)" Gengar's grin took on a bloodthirsty look as his eyes started glowing, the left a hypnotic pink and the other a menacing black, "(Welcome to my Nightmare.)"
"KAAAAAANS~~~~~!" Ekans screamed as he slithered away before grunting as his reflected Glare went into effect.
"(Cheating snake…)" Izayoi huffed.
"(True...And this one just so happened to make the biggest mistake of messing with a kid that I'm enjoying having as a Trainer)," Gengar added, his eyes still glowing their two colors as he grabbed the snake's head and forced it to look into his eyes while shoving a berry into its mouth, "(Even bigger was that I'd let it stay Paralyzed…)" Ekans collapsed into sleep, shivering and shaking as nightmares erupted in its skull, "(...When giving it a Nightmare beyond any does far better.)"
"(Indeed…)" Izayoi nodded.
'...What the hell? Why aren't they paralyzed?!' Brick thought, seeing both Pikachu and Honey still able to move about, "...Whatever! Crabominable, attack!"
"CRAB!" Crabominable roared as he shot at them, fist tripling in size from the energy engulfing it.
"Honey, use…" Makoto began before winking, "Attract."
"Buneary!" Honey nodded before adopting a pose and blew a kiss at Crabominable, sending a heart-shaped bit of energy at the crab, "Bun~"
"CRAB!" Crabominable roared before the heart hit its face...causing it to skid to a halt, his eyes replaced with hearts and a heavy blush on his face, "Crabominable~!"
"What?! Crabominable, what are ya doing?!" Brick gawked.
"Yeah, see? One thing I've noticed is that all the Pokemon here...well...they're boys," Makoto explained as Cramboniable lowered his claw as it lost its Focus Punch, "Honey's a girl."
"...Ooh~ Clever…." Misty began to smirk.
"Yup, and since Crabominable is all lovey dovey right now…" Makoto paused as Honey stood ready, "We can do this… Time for a taste of your own medicine~"
"Huh?"
"Honey….USE FOCUS PUNCH!"
"WAIT, WHAT?!" Brick exclaimed.
Honey grinned before bunching up both of her ears, a glow starting to engulf them.
"Pikachu, Aeria Bomb!" Ash called.
"Pika!" Pikachu nodded before using his spring to shoot over Crabominable...who was making poses for the Buneary in its love-struck state while charging up a Zap Cannon.
"What are you doing?! Attack them wi-" Brick began.
"Sorry, He's too love-struck," Makoto smirked, "Which means...you….lose~"
"Bun...ear…" Honey jumped at Crabominable, slamming her still-tucked in ears into Crabominable's chest, "Y!"
Honey released her ears and nearly caused everyone to be knocked over by the burst of power from the release. Crabominable was sent rocketing at Pikachu, who grinned with electricity in his eyes.
"Pika-pika...PIKACHU!" Pikachu roared as he unleashed his Zap Cannon.
*BZZZZZZZT BOOOOOOOOOM!*
"...I know a good contractor when it comes to Pikachu-related damages," Lt. Surge noted, looking at the Crabominable-shaped hole in the wall.
"Wh...wha…?" Brick gawked, falling to his knees in disbelief, "What….just happened?"
"Hmm...let's see…" Makoto 'pondered' before smirking, "Oh yeah…! We won!"
"And to top it," Misty began from the side, "You lost...to a girl~!"
"...WHAT?!" Brick exclaimed, "No...no no! You didn't win! You...you cheated! No way you could've won!"
"Funny…" Tsubaki spoke as she stood up, "Coming from someone who can't win a fight fair and square."
"?!"
"...Explain," Lt. Surge ordered.
"Simple. That painting over there.." Tsubaki began as she pointed to said painting before pointing to the sleeping, whimpering, shivering Ekans carried by Gengar, Izayoi on his back, "...was a ruse to hide that Ekans. He would use its Glare move to paralyze a Pokemon the moment he uttered 'Focus Punch'."
"...Is that so?"
"?!" Brick and all the men in the Gym paled as they slowly looked at the entrance, seeing a large, burly man in a white gi with the sleeves ripped off, "M….Master…"
"He's huge!" Makoto gawked.
"...Heh. Long time no see," Surge smirked as he looked at the man.
"Indeed. I do wish, however, that it were under better circumstances," the Master replied as he looked around, "...There is a distinct lack of girls that I knew had memberships to training here."
"...IT WAS HIS IDEA!" a majority of the men in the gym pointed at Brick, including his lackey.
"HE MADE US KICK THE GIRLS OUT BECAUSE HE THINKS THEY RUINED THE GYM!"
"HE EVEN MADE US DESTROY THAT BUNEARY'S HOME JUST FOR TRAINING!" Brick's Lackey added.
"GH?!" Brick tensed at that.
"...A Buneary's home?"
"Honey's home, sir," Makoto replied, holding up Buneary, "She had a nest outside of here and they destroyed it when Team Rocket invaded the city."
"..." the man frowned greatly as he glared at Brick, "You…"
"...m-master, please…" Brick paled greatly.
"You lost the right to call me that the moment you began your crusade upon my leave," the Master narrowed his eyes.
"GH?!" Brick freaked at that as the master slowly approached him.
"Surge, may I ask why you're here?"
"Until Sabrina is fully recovered and certified as recovered by the Dark Elite Four member we're bringing in from Unova's Elite Four, your Gym is now reinstated and your Badge is recognized as an official one for this Indigo League Run," Surge replied.
"Hmmm…" Master nodded, "So all rules are in effect for our Gym then. Very well. Brick, you are no longer considered affiliated with this Gym. You are blacklisted from all other Gyms in the region, unable to work for any of them for an entire year. But as for this Dojo, you are hereby banished. Your name stricken from all records, your titles revoked, your belt revoked, your standing out there revoked."
"G….GAH~~~!-!-!-!-!" Brick freaked as he fainted on the spot.
"Gather only the things he brought with him to this gym," Master ordered, "Everything he's obtained since then is confiscated outside of medication."
"Y-yes, Master!" the men nodded as they rushed out.
"I will need to call the girls, apologize and ask them if they desire to return," Master muttered to himself before looking over at Surge, "Who battled him today?"
"Just these two," Surge replied, motioning to Ash and Makoto, "Ash Ketchum and Makoto Nanaya."
The Master nodded before walked up to the two and bowed, "I apologize for the dishonor that one caused you both. I was a fool to trust him with running the gym fairly."
"It…" Makoto paused before clearing her throat a bit, a more respectful look on her face, "It's no problem, sir. We were glad we were able to help get rid of someone with a mindset such as his."
The Master nodded before reaching into his gi and pulling out a wooden box, "It has been years since these were last given out." he opened the box, revealing a set of brilliant gold fist-shaped badges before taking two out, "For defeating the Gym even with the dishonor placed upon it and aiding in the beginning of its restoration of honor, I present to you both the Gold Badge."
"...Thank you, sir," Makoto bowed before nudging Ash lightly.
"Oh! Uh...y-yeah," Ash nodded as he followed suit, "Thank you.".
"It is I who must thank you both, Ash Ketchum, Makoto Nanaya," Master smiled a little before pulling out a pair of CDs.
"?! Are those…?" Lt. Surge gasped.
"The last ones," the Master nodded.
"CDs?" Mai pondered as Brock gasped.
"Technical Machines? But...But they were lost years ago when the first Porygon was made went wild and deleted their data," Brock gasped.
'Porygon?' Kajun mentally repeated.
"Yes. But I had kept these remaining two for when I felt they would be needed most," Master replied, "Choose wisely, for these contain the powers of some of the strongest Pokemon Moves: Hyper Beam and Blast Burn. They can only be used once and only once."
"I've never heard of Technical Machines before," Ash admitted.
"Silph Co. had a machine once where they could analyze Pokemon Move and load them into special discs such as these," Surge explained, "The machine self-destructed twenty years ago, so of course the current generation doesn't really know about them since they're extremely rare. In fact, you could make millions from selling one."
"Seriously?!" Makoto gawked.
"Yes. To use them, you need to place the disc on a Pokemon's forehead," Master explained, "But once the move is transferred into them, the disc will break." he smiled at them, "I have a good feeling you two will be able to use these with the right Pokemon."
"...Th-thank you sir," Ash nodded as he looked at Makoto, "Which one do ya want?"
"Hmm…" Makoto pondered for a moment, looking at the two discs, "...Hyper Beam."
"Ahh. Good choice."
"So I guess I get Blast Burn," Ash noted, "It sounds really cool."
"Try 'War Ender,'" Lt. Surge snorted.
"War ender?" Misty repeated.
"That's right. I've seen this move used in war," Surge explained, "It was used to end it through threat first and then demonstration on the biggest thing in the area."
"That…" Tsubaki began.
"The thing in question was a mountain. Now it's a lake."
"Noted," Tsubaki gulped.
"Surge, come now," Master chuckled, "That level of power would only be gained from an intense training of that sole move for several years. But the attack is ain to Hyper Beam in that it has a recharge time." he handed Ash the disc, "Take your time to choose the Pokemon that learns this. My best advice is to find a Charmander and evolve it into Charizard."
"Well funny you say that. Ash happens to have one," Makoto replied.
"Ahh...excellent then. I'm sure he'll raise it with great care."
"And...there we go," Makoto grinned as she moved her hands away from Honey's bandana, where her Gold Badges was pinned to it, "How's that?"
"Bun!" Honey beamed a bit.
"Knew you'd like it," Makoto smiled, "Besides, you earned it."
"Guess this means Ash has fewer Gyms to travel to, huh?" Mai pondered.
"Actually…" Brock spoke up, "Rule 7 of the Pokemon League rules say a Trainer can't use more than one badge from each town or city they earn a badge in. So if someone tried to get in with eight Boulder Badges or eight Cascade Badges, they won't be able to get in. And since the Gold Badge and Marsh Badge are both from Saffron City, he can't use both at the same time."
"Oh man…" Ash slumped a bit at that.
"Still, you did get some really neat from that Gym," Misty noted.
"...That is true," Ash muttered a bit.
"Oh cheer up, Ash. Think of it like this. Next time ya encounter Gary with a fully evolved Charizard that knows Blast Burn, he'll be blown out of the water!" Makoto stated with a grin.
"...Yeah!" Ash beamed.
"Exactly!" Makoto beamed before feeling someone tugging her sock, "Huh?" she looked down to see Honey tugging her sock, "What's up, Honey?"
"Bun buneary bun-bun?" Honey pointed at Makoto's belt, primarily the unused balls on it.
"I think Honey wants to come with you," Tsubaki noted.
"Eh?" Makoto blinked at that before looking down at Honey, "You...really wanna come with me?"
"Bun~!" Honey jumped up and down with a big smile.
"...In that case…" Makoto began as she took out one of her unused Pokeballs, "Welcome aboard, Honey!"
She enlarged the PokeBall and tossed it to Honey. The Buneary jumped up and tapped the button on it with her ear. It opened before she was pulled into it. The ball closed and landed on the ground, making a soft 'click' a second after.
"Whoo! Welcome to the team, Honey!" Makoto cheered.
"(We should really start charging rent)," Cherry whispered to Berry.
"(Oh big time…)" Berry nodded.
"Shall we get going to Celadon City?" Kajun asked.
"Yeah, let's go!" Ash cheered as he ran down the road.
"Wait up, Ash!" Makoto called as she scooped up Honey's ball and ran after him.
"And we're off running again…" Mai sighed as she and the others followed after them.
GT: And now Makoto has a Buneary...Noel is going to cave sooner or later from all the fluffiness in one place.
SZ: Oh so very true. Overall, good chapter. Plus, we really never got to see the Fighting Type Gym in the anime.
GT: True. We never did. My guess is that canon Sabrina terrified the Dojo guys to fleeing the city for good.
SZ: ...given how she was in the anime, that makes sense.
GT: *nods* So until the next chapter, everyone, we hope you Read and Review!
SZ: Yup, so have a good day and enjoy yourselves.
Ash Ketchum: Pikachu [Starter], Pidgeotto, Bulbasaur(At Prof. Oak's ranch), Charmander, Squirtle(At Prof. Oak's ranch), Krabby, Eevee, Gengar
Misty: Goldeen, Staryu, Horsea, Starmie [Starter]
Brock: Geodude, Onix [Starter], Zubat
Makoto Nanaya: Berry(Pachirisu) [Starter], Needles(Beedrill), Cherry(Emolga), Booster(Eevee), Honey(Buneary)
Noel Vermillion: Yuki(Alolan Vulpix) [Starter], Nymph(Eevee), Umi(Feebas)
Tsubaki Yayoi: Luka(Riolu) [Starter], Astrea(Eevee), Sorin(Rockruff), Izayoi(Honedge)
Mai Natsume: Terra(Sandshrew) [Starter], Aqua(Buizel), Celsius(Eevee), Noble(Cubone)
Kajun Faycott: Hikari(Ralts) [Starter], Koko(Espeon)